Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

InterQuest Solutions; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer with expertise in GCP and Kubernetes for a 6-month contract. The role involves managing GKE clusters and optimizing developer operations. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in Kubernetes tooling and Terraform. This position offers a hybrid working model with a competitive daily rate.

Qualifications

• Strong experience managing large-scale Kubernetes clusters.
• Hands-on knowledge of Kubernetes tooling such as Helm and kustomize.
• Proven expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and GKE.

Responsibilities

• Managing and optimizing GKE Kubernetes clusters using Terraform.
• Supporting compliance with standards such as SOC2 and ISO-27001.
• Designing automation and workflows to simplify developer operations.

Skills

Managing large-scale Kubernetes clusters

Kubernetes tooling (Helm, kustomize)

GitOps and tooling such as ArgoCD

Google Cloud Platform (GCP), particularly GKE

Terraform for automation

Programming in Python and/or TypeScript

Developer-friendly documentation

Collaborative mindset

Job description

Senior Cloud Platform Engineer - GCP/Kubernetes

Contract - 6 months, Remote, Outside IR35, £600-650 per Day, ASAP start

Our client is looking for 2 Cloud Platform Engineers to join on a contract basis to help as part of a project that will have huge impacts in the training on AI worldwide.

Skills/Experience

• Strong experience managing large-scale Kubernetes clusters
• Hands-on knowledge of Kubernetes tooling (Helm, kustomize)
• Familiarity with GitOps and tooling such as ArgoCD
• Proven expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), particularly GKE
• Experience using Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning
• Programming ability in Python and/or TypeScript
• Ability to produce clear, developer-friendly documentation and self-service tooling
• A collaborative mindset and focus on supporting internal teams

Role Responsibilities

• Managing and optimising GKE Kubernetes clusters using Terraform
• Supporting compliance with standards such as SOC2, ISO-27001, and Cyber Essentials
• Designing automation and workflows to simplify and speed up developer operations
• Building infrastructure solutions that enable secure, reliable deployments
• Providing technical guidance on GCP and Kubernetes to other teams

Desirable

• Multi-cloud experience (e.g. AWS, CDK)
• Previous work with cloud compliance standards
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Datadog
• Experience applying cloud security best practices

InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.