Cloud Platform Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Stoke-on-Trent; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to enhance their Google Cloud environments. This role offers the opportunity to work on innovative cloud initiatives within a supportive team, driving engineering excellence and advocating for technical advancements. You'll play a crucial role in the transition to a hybrid operating model, ensuring seamless operations and stakeholder collaboration. If you're passionate about cloud technology and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in public cloud, preferably Google Cloud.
• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code and Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the cloud platform as part of a team.
• Take accountability for public cloud initiatives.

Skills

Public Cloud Experience

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Automation Scripting

Kubernetes

Networking in Public Cloud

Security Considerations

Financial Management in Cloud

Tools

G-Cloud

CLI

Bash

Python

Golang

Job description

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A Cloud Platform Engineer, who 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.

Preferred Skills, Qualifications and Experience

• 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.

Main Responsibilities

• 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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