GCP Engineer

iO Associates; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment company is seeking an experienced GCP Engineer for a 6-month contract. The role is hybrid, requiring attendance in London 2-4 days a month. Ideal candidates will have over 3 years of hands-on experience in GCP, proficiency with Terraform and Kubernetes, and the ability to automate deployments. A GCP certification is preferred. Competitive rate of £500-£600 outside IR35.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with GCP.
• Strong knowledge of Terraform, Kubernetes (GKE), and CI/CD tools.
• Proficiency with Linux, networking, and cloud security.

Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and optimise infrastructure on GCP.
• Automate deployments using Terraform or similar IaC tools.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and monitor cloud environments.

Skills

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Terraform

Kubernetes (GKE)

CI/CD tools

Linux

Scripting in Python or Bash

Networking

Cloud Security

Education

GCP certification (Professional Cloud Architect/DevOps Engineer)

Job description

GCP Engineer | 6 Month Contract | Outside IR35 £550 per day | Hybrid

• Location: Hybrid 2-4 days a month in London
• Contract Length: 6 Months
• Rate: £500-£600 a day Outside IR35
• Industry: Defence - please bear in mind you must have a minimum of active SC clearance

Overview

We’re looking for an experienced Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Engineer to support the design, deployment, and maintenance of one of our Defence clients cloud infrastructure.

We are looking for someone who can start within the next few weeks.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and optimise infrastructure on GCP (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, etc.)
• Automate deployments using Terraform or similar IaC tools
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and monitor cloud environments for performance and cost efficiency
• Ensure cloud systems meet security and compliance standards
• Troubleshoot cloud-related issues and support development teams

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with GCP
• Strong knowledge of Terraform, Kubernetes (GKE), and CI/CD tools
• Proficiency with Linux, networking, and cloud security
• Scripting skills in Python or Bash
• GCP certification (Professional Cloud Architect/DevOps Engineer) preferred

If you are interested please send over your updated CV and we can have a chat!