GCP Cloud Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Worcester; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global IT and technology services company is seeking a skilled GCP Cloud Engineer for a remote, 12-month fixed-term contract. In this role, you'll design and secure GCP cloud infrastructure for marketing analytics. Key responsibilities include implementing Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, driving security audits, and optimizing data pipelines for efficient marketing analytics reporting. This position requires extensive experience in cloud engineering and a robust understanding of GCP services.

Benefits

Fully Remote Work

12-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Cloud Engineer specializing in GCP.
• Proven background in marketing data environments.
• Expertise in IaC with a preference for Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure GCP infrastructure.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Lead and participate in security audits.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

Security Audits

Data Integration

GCP Networking

Education

Relevant GCP Certifications

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes/GKE

Job description

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Location: Fully Remote

Contract Duration: 12 Months Fixed-Term

Anticipated Renewal Date: December 2025

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About Us:

Sentinel is working with a leading global IT and technology services company. They drive digital transformation for businesses worldwide, providing cutting-edge solutions across cloud computing, data analytics, and security. We're committed to innovation and delivering exceptional value to clients.

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The Opportunity:

We're hiring a skilled GCP Cloud Engineer for a 12-month fixed-term contract, joining a growing team within a key client's Marketing Analytics function. This team excels at integrating data across digital channels for a vast European market, delivering a seamless customer experience.

This role is the first in a series of crucial roles growing the function as they take on more capacity from the European market. You'll design, implement, and secure robust GCP cloud infrastructure. Your work will directly enable efficient data flow into Looker for marketing analysis and reporting. A significant part of this role involves leading and contributing to security audits and driving compliance within their GCP environments. This is a hands-on technical role requiring attention to detail and a proactive approach to cloud security and governance.

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Responsibilities:

1. Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure GCP infrastructure (Compute, networking, storage, IAM).
2. Implement and manage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform.
3. Ensure operational health, performance, and cost-efficiency of GCP resources for marketing data.
4. Collaborate with marketing data engineers and analysts on infrastructure for data integration.
5. Lead and participate in security audits, identifying vulnerabilities, and ensuring adherence to security policies.
6. Develop and enforce GCP security hardening measures (network segmentation, access controls, encryption, GDPR/ISO 27001 compliance).
7. Design and implement ETL pipelines for marketing data into BigQuery for Looker.
8. Optimize BigQuery data models and schemas for Looker exploration and reporting.
9. Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for infrastructure and security.
10. Contribute to cloud engineering standards and documentation.
11. Provide guidance on GCP best practices (security, reliability, cost).
12. Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and security issues.

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Qualifications and Experience:

1. Extensive experience as a Cloud Engineer, specialising in GCP.
2. Proven background in marketing data environments, understanding infrastructure needs for marketing analytics and CDPs.
3. Experience leading or contributing to security audits, vulnerability assessments, and compliance initiatives (GDPR, ISO 27001) within GCP.
4. Expertise in IaC with a preference for Terraform.
5. Strong understanding of GCP networking, security services, and IAM.
6. Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, Go).
7. Experience with containerisation (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes/GKE) is desirable.
8. Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools.
9. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
10. Relevant GCP certifications are highly advantageous.

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Created on 31/05/2025 by JR United Kingdom