Google Cloud Engineering Lead

Barclays UK; Knutsford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UK is seeking a Google Cloud Engineering Lead to spearhead the design and implementation of a secure GCP landing zone. The ideal candidate will lead a team in delivering scalable software solutions while ensuring adherence to best practices and security measures. They will be responsible for cross-functional collaboration and mentoring. The role involves hands-on experience with GCP and tools like Terraform and GitLab, and will require a strong leadership background in Agile environments.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience deploying GCP services at scale.
• Expert-level skills writing and managing Terraform code.
• Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and improve software using various engineering methodologies.
• Ensure software solutions are scalable, maintainable, and secure.
• Implement effective unit testing practices.

Skills

Cloud Security & Compliance

Team Leadership

Agile Delivery

Multi-Cloud Experience (AWS and Azure)

Tools

Terraform

GitLab

Job description

Overview

Join us at Barclays as a Google Cloud Engineering Lead and take charge of designing, building, and evolving our secure, scalable GCP landing zone. In this pivotal role, you will lead a team of engineers to develop, mature, and maintain the platform, ensuring it meets the needs of our business and customers. Working closely with product owners and technical teams, you will apply modern development practices to deliver a robust foundation for our cloud services, enabling innovation and efficiency across the bank.

This role can be based out of our Knutsford or Glasgow campus.

Purpose of the role

To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.

Accountabilities

• Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
• Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
• Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

Responsibilities related to Google Cloud Platform

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Implementation & Operations - Strong hands-on experience deploying, configuring, and operating GCP services at scale, including networking, IAM, monitoring, and resource management — able to guide engineers and review their work for quality and compliance.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform - Expert-level skills writing, modularizing, and managing Terraform code for complex cloud environments, including state management and CI/CD integration.
• DevOps & CI/CD using GitLab - Strong experience setting up GitLab pipelines for automated provisioning, testing, and deployment of cloud infrastructure

Valued skills

• Cloud Security & Compliance - Familiar with Cloud / GCP security best practices for landing zones.
• Team Leadership & Agile Delivery - Proven track record in leading cross-functional engineering teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering projects using Agile/Kanban methodologies.
• Multi-Cloud Experience (AWS and Azure) - Experience designing and integrating landing zones or foundational platforms across AWS and Azure in addition to GCP, including networking, identity federation, and workload migration

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.