GCP Technical Lead & Cloud Architecture Consultant

PA Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare for you and family

25 days annual leave + Christmas Eve半‑

Generous pension scheme

Community and charity initiatives

Annual performance-based bonus

PA share ownership

Cycle to work and give as you earn

Job summary

PA Consulting, within our Google Alliance team in the UK, is seeking a GCP Technical Lead. The role focuses on delivering GCP-based solutions with hands-on leadership across multiple teams and projects. You will drive architecture decisions, DevSecOps practices, and client engagements while mentoring colleagues.

Expect a hybrid work model with in-office/client-site days and a strong emphasis on learning, certification, and sharing knowledge across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform and deep expertise in multiple GCP services.
• Strong understanding of architectural principles including microservices, event-driven architectures and message queues.
• DevOps experience using Google tools (Cloud Build) and Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a GCP Technical Lead and SME for delivering GCP solutions.
• Set direction and own outcomes and deliverables.
• Lead a development team or provide centralised expertise across teams.
• Lead higher-level architectural discussions.
• Own or support DevSecOps processes across teams.
• Engage with client as main point of engagement.
• Coaching and mentoring the team.
• Play active role in technical account management.
• Design GCP-enabled solutions across industries.
• Develop further GCP certifications.
• Maintain immersive, sleeves-up working week.
• Client-facing and empowered to achieve best outcomes.
• Manage time and diary with work-life balance autonomy.

Skills

GCP

Microservices

Event-driven

DevOps

Python

NodeJS

Bash

APIs

Security

Communication

Tools

Apigee

Terraform

Cloud Build

Kubernetes

Job description

PA Consulting, within our Google Alliance team in the UK, is seeking a GCP Technical Lead. The role focuses on delivering GCP-based solutions with hands-on leadership across multiple teams and projects. You will drive architecture decisions, DevSecOps practices, and client engagements while mentoring colleagues.

Expect a hybrid work model with in-office/client-site days and a strong emphasis on learning, certification, and sharing knowledge across disciplines.