Lead Cloud Engineer (GCP)

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; On-site; GBP 119,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A global crypto exchange is seeking a Lead Cloud Engineer to optimize its cloud infrastructure on GCP. The role emphasizes automation, security, and scalability within a regulated platform. You will lead a growing team and play a critical role in shaping the future of their operations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and managing cloud infrastructure in high-availability environments.
• Experience in automation and managing cloud operations.
• Comfortable leading technical discussions and engaging with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable and secure cloud infrastructure on GCP.
• Automate cloud operations using Terraform and Terragrunt.
• Guide and mentor junior engineers and shape the cloud platform.

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure Design

Infrastructure as Code

Automation

GCP

Terraform

Job description

Lead Cloud Engineer (GCP) - London (City of London)

Client:

Saragossa

Location:

London (City of London), United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

3

Posted:

28.06.2025

Expiry Date:

12.08.2025

Job Description:

Help shape the future of finance at a global crypto exchange that has surpassed over $1 trillion in trading volume.

Ideally, you’ve engineered systems in trading or investment environments, where infrastructure must move at the speed of the market, scale under pressure, and stay secure in the face of constant change.

You’ll design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure hosted on GCP. This is a hands-on role where you’ll play a key part in optimizing cost, performance, and security across a globally regulated platform.

There’s a strong focus on automation here - you’ll automate cloud operations and infrastructure as code using Terraform and Terragrunt.

You’ll ideally have proven experience in designing and managing cloud infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, and security components in a high-availability environment.

• Location: 3 days per week in Central London
• Salary: up to £140k + bonus

Though they operate on a global scale, the London team is lean (~50 users). You won't just support the platform, you'll help shape it.

As a Technical Lead, you'll guide and mentor 1 engineer initially. The firm has ambitious growth plans - this team could scale to 7-8 people within the next 12 months.

You'll need to be comfortable leading technical discussions and engaging with Senior Stakeholders.

Are you the idea-generator they’re looking for?