GCP Cloud Engineer

LA International; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consultancy in the UK is seeking a GCP Cloud Engineer for a 2-month hybrid contract based in Sheffield, Birmingham, or Edinburgh. The role involves deploying and configuring backend services on GCP, collaborating with cybersecurity, and managing cloud infrastructure. Candidates should have over 5 years of relevant experience and strong DevOps skills. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a prestigious global financial institution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of development experience focusing on large-scale, distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with GCP, including networking and IAM.
• Proven experience with DevOps practices including Infrastructure as Code.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and secure backend REST API services using CSP native services.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines focused on traceability and compliance.
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure across GCP for performance and cost.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

GCP (Google Cloud Platform)

DevOps practices

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI)

Containerization

Networking

Database management (PostgreSQL)

Security principles

Job description

Overview

GCP Cloud Engineer, 2 Month contract initially. Based: Hybrid / Sheffield or Birmingham or Edinburgh (Max 3 days p/w onsite). Rate: £Market rates p/d (via Umbrella company).

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a GCP Cloud Engineer to join the team. We have an excellent opportunity for a seasoned GCP Cloud Engineer to aid in the development of services on Public Cloud Platforms. Utilise your Cloud Engineering expertise and DevOps skills across GCP to deploy and configure robust backend services, automate infrastructure, and employ CSP native services. This role offers the chance to work on impactful systems within a secure, high-availability setting at a leading global financial institution.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploying, configuring and securing backend REST API services using CSP native services.
• Deploying, configuring and securing containerised application runtimes using Infrastructure as Code.
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with DevOps and Security teams, focusing on traceability and regulatory controls.
• Managing, monitoring, and optimising cloud infrastructure across GCP, ensuring performance, resilience, cost-efficiency, and data security.
• Collaborating closely with infrastructure, architecture, and cybersecurity teams to meet internal risk, compliance, and governance requirements.
• Supporting live systems, conducting root cause analysis, fixing bugs and implementing solutions for incidents and performance bottlenecks.

Key Skills & Experience

• A background in Cloud Engineering with infrastructure experience.
• Over 5 years of development experience, focusing on large-scale, distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with GCP, including CSP native services, networking, IAM, databases (PostgreSQL) and cost optimization. Experience with other cloud providers such as AWS is advantageous.
• Proven experience with DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI), and containerization.
• A strong understanding of security principles in cloud and enterprise systems.
• Familiarity with audit and compliance considerations in regulated industries, particularly finance or banking.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information effectively to diverse audiences.
• A successful track record of delivering complex projects and/or programmes, using appropriate techniques and tools to ensure and measure success.

Essential Skills

• Demonstrable experience of:
  • Public Cloud.
  • Infrastructure build and configurations for services including Compute, Storage, Networking.
  • Linux.
  • Relational and NoSQL databases.
  • Integration services such as messaging and streams.
  • Building RESTful API Services.
  • Containerisation, Kubernetes, serverless functions.
  • Microservices and distributed tracing.
  • Enterprise logging, monitoring, and alerting frameworks (e.g., ELK, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana).
  • Automation scripting (using languages such as Terraform, Ansible etc.).
• Experience with Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD) and continuous testing tools.
• Experience working within an Agile environment.
• A good understanding of cryptography (authentication, data encryption).
• The ability to quickly acquire new skills and tools.
• Good non-functional testing experience.

This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work. If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly; we will respond as soon as possible.

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