GCP Cloud Engineer.SC Clearance Required

iO Associates; City Of London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm is seeking a skilled GCP Cloud Engineer for a 9-month contract. The role involves designing and managing secure Google Cloud Platform environments within the defence sector. Applicants must have proven GCP engineering experience and active SC clearance. This position offers a competitive rate of £575 per day and is fully remote for UK-based candidates.

Qualifications

• Active SC Clearance is essential.
• Proven GCP engineering experience in secure or defence environments.
• Strong skills in Terraform, GKE, IAM, Networking, and CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy secure, scalable GCP infrastructure.
• Automate provisioning and configuration with Terraform / Ansible.
• Embed DevSecOps practices and manage CI/CD pipelines.
• Support and optimise cloud performance across multiple environments.
• Collaborate with security and engineering teams to meet MOD/NCSC standards.

Skills

Active SC Clearance

GCP engineering experience in secure or defence settings

Terraform

GKE

IAM

Networking

CI/CD tools

Scripting in Python or Bash

Google Professional Cloud Architect certification

Job description

Overview

GCP Cloud Engineer | 9 Month Contract | Outside IR35 | SC Clearance required

Rate: £575 per day (Outside IR35)
Location: Fully Remote (UK-based)
Clearance: Active SC Clearance required
Duration: 9 months

The Role

We're looking for a skilled GCP Cloud Engineer to support secure cloud projects within the defence sector. You'll design, build, and manage Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments, ensuring scalability, automation, and security compliance across mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy secure, scalable GCP infrastructure.
• Automate provisioning and configuration with Terraform / Ansible.
• Embed DevSecOps practices and manage CI/CD pipelines.
• Support and optimise cloud performance across multiple environments.
• Collaborate with security and engineering teams to meet MOD/NCSC standards.

Skills & Experience

• Active SC Clearance (essential).
• Proven GCP engineering experience in secure or defence settings.
• Strong skills with Terraform, GKE, IAM, Networking, and CI/CD tools.
• Scripting in Python or Bash.
• Cloud certification (e.g. Google Professional Cloud Architect) - desirable.

If you are interested, please send me over your updated CV and expected day rate