GCP DevOps Engineer

Charles Simon Associates Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment firm is seeking a GCP DevOps Engineer to design and automate cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with GCP, DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), along with relevant scripting skills in Python or Bash. This position offers a permanent role with a strong focus on collaboration and best practices in cloud architecture, situated in London with a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform is required.
• Strong background in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement GCP infrastructure including Compute Engine and GKE.
• Build CI/CD pipelines with Cloud Build and GitHub Actions.
• Automate infrastructure with Terraform.

Skills

Google Cloud Platform

DevOps

SRE

Automated Infrastructure

Terraform

Kubernetes

Linux

Docker

Tools

Cloud Build

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

Stackdriver

Job description

GCP DevOps Engineer (GCP, Google Cloud Platform, DevOps, CI/CD, GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Build, Architecture, SRE, Kubernetes, Linux, Docker, Google) Permanent London/Hybrid

Location: London/Hybrid

Salary: £85,000 - £120,000 DOE

Are you passionate about building scalable cloud infrastructure and automating everything in sight? We re looking for a GCP DevOps Engineer to join our growing engineering team and play a key role in designing, deploying, and maintaining mission-critical systems on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

For clarity, you must be working on GCP currently to be right for this role.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Designing and implementing GCP infrastructure (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, BigQuery, etc.).
• Building CI/CD pipelines using tools like Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Automating infrastructure with Terraform (or equivalent IaC tools).
• Implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting using Stackdriver / Cloud Monitoring.
• Ensuring security, scalability, and high availability across cloud services.
• Collaborating with Developers, SREs, and Architects to deliver robust solutions.
• Driving cost optimisation and best practices across the GCP estate.

What We’re Looking For:

• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (must have).
• Strong background in DevOps / SRE / Cloud Engineering.
• IaC expertise (Terraform preferred).
• Experience with Kubernetes / GKE and containerisation (Docker).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tooling.
• Solid knowledge of Linux, networking, and cloud security best practices.
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Go).
• Knowledge of monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Stackdriver).

Nice to Have:

• Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer or Architect certification.
• Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments.
• Knowledge of service mesh technologies (Istio, Anthos).