Cloud Platform Engineer

Bet365; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online gaming company in Manchester is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to oversee the development and operation of their Google Cloud environments. You will join a dynamic team and contribute to key cloud initiatives, transforming their public cloud capabilities. Strong experience with public cloud technologies and tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, and automation scripting are required. This position supports hybrid work and values innovation, ensuring impactful contributions in a vibrant work setting.

Qualifications

• Significant public cloud experience at scale, preferably with Google Cloud.
• Strong knowledge in Projects, IAM, and Billing.
• Proficient with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the cloud platform as part of the team.
• Accountability for delivering public cloud initiatives.
• Influence technical aspects of the public cloud journey.

Skills

Public cloud experience

Core platform knowledge

Infrastructure as Code

Custom automation

Modern platform stacks

Networking in Public Cloud

Security considerations

Financial management in the cloud

Tools

Terraform

Bash

Python

Golang

Kubernetes

GKE

Job description

Job Description

As a Cloud Platform Engineer, you will help to build, operate and enhance our expanding Google Cloud environments as part of our Technology function.

We are excited to announce the growth of our cloud platform team, who help build and support the Business alongside the deployment of new products.

A long-term initiative is underway to build a public Cloud capability, which will be equal with the Company’s On-Premise know-how. This will create a seamless hybrid operating model delivering against the needs of the Business.

We’re looking for someone who has a passion for working on innovative initiatives and will make an immediate impact to the Business by bringing their own experience to a challenging but vibrant environment. You will be given the support and training to allow you to grow and progress within this position.

This role is eligible for inclusion in the Company’s hybrid working from home policy.

Qualifications

• Significant and broad public cloud experience at scale preferably with Google Cloud.
• Strong core platform knowledge in Projects and Folders, IAM and Billing.
• Proficiency operating with Infrastructure as Code using industry standard tooling, preferably Terraform and methodologies.
• Confident in utilising custom automation and scripting using tools such as G-Cloud, CLI, Bash, Python and Golang.
• In depth understanding of modern platform stacks such as Kubernetes or GKE, as well as affiliated technologies and workflows including service mesh / ingress, CI / CD, monitoring stacks and security instruments.
• Strong understanding of networking in Public Cloud environments.
• Clear grasp of security considerations when operating in the public cloud.
• Practical understanding of financial management in the cloud and FinOps concepts.

Additional Information

• Maintaining and improving our cloud platform as part of a team whilst acting as a key escalation point where necessary.
• Taking accountability for the end-to-end delivery of public cloud pathfinder initiatives.
• Working with and influencing others to advocate and lead technical aspects of our journey to the public cloud.
• Working with the team to embed the cloud platform team in the operational running of the wider technology function.
• Supporting and consulting with stakeholders.
• Driving engineering excellence across your team by fostering modern engineering practices and processes.
• Working with the team to develop the next iteration of self-serve automation technologies.

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