GCP Cloud Platform Architect | Kubernetes & SDLC Leader

Launch Ventures; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Launch Ventures is seeking a Google Cloud Platform Architect for a 6-month on-site contract in Glasgow. You will design and implement cloud-native solutions, drive architectural decisions, and lead engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable systems.

Responsibilities include building and reviewing production code, establishing standards, and advancing CI/CD maturity while collaborating with vendors and internal teams to align with the firm's technology strategy.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience in production software development.
• Advanced hands-on practical experience delivering system design at scale.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (GoLang or Python) with performance and security focus.

Responsibilities

• Architects and executes complex, strategic software solutions and influences architectural decisions across teams.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and raises engineering standards across the team.
• Leads architectural design for cloud-native systems and produces design artifacts adopted across teams.
• Owns operational excellence by identifying failure patterns and improving reliability, performance, and observability.
• Evaluates vendors/tech through deep-dive sessions to drive architecture decisions aligned with strategy.
• Leads communities of practice to drive adoption of cloud-native best practices.
• Mentors junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Contributes to strategic initiatives shaping cloud platform standards and CI/CD maturity.
• Builds and operates resilient services deployed to AWS with security/compliance in mind.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Kubernetes

GoLang

Python

CI/CD

IaC

GCP services

Security best practices

SDLC

Agile methods

Communication

Vendor evaluation

Tools

Kubebuilder

Operator SDK

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Launch Ventures is seeking a Google Cloud Platform Architect for a 6-month on-site contract in Glasgow. You will design and implement cloud-native solutions, drive architectural decisions, and lead engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable systems.

Responsibilities include building and reviewing production code, establishing standards, and advancing CI/CD maturity while collaborating with vendors and internal teams to align with the firm's technology strategy.