Senior Google Workspace Engineer: Zero Trust & SSO Lead

Travis Perkins plc; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Travis Perkins plc is seeking a Google Workspace Senior Engineer to join our Client Services team within GTS and act as the lead technical specialist across the Google enterprise ecosystem.

You will drive SSO integrations, shape identity lifecycles and embed Zero Trust security frameworks across the Group, collaborating with Google, architecture and security teams to champion modern authentication and enterprise-wide innovation.

Qualifications

• Strong, hands on experience managing and engineering Google Workspace within an enterprise environment.
• Degree in Computer/Service Science or significant equivalent industry experience.
• Deep technical knowledge of Google authentication methods, identity management, SAML/OIDC and Google's endpoint/MDM solutions.
• Familiarity with public cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and traditional IT infrastructure deployments.
• Proven capability in solution design, implementation and delivering technical presentations to senior stakeholders.
• Confident working independently with minimal guidance to resolve technical issues and drive project deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Environment & Console Control: Managing the Google Workspace console, including RBAC profiles, OU, domain configurations and calendars.
• Advanced SSO & Authentication: Designing and implementing SAML and OIDC integrations with third-party SaaS apps.
• Zero Trust & Platform Security: Leading adoption of modern authentication standards and auditing API usage.
• Technical Escalation & Support: Acting as escalation point for technical tickets and advising on MDM and Chrome updates.
• Reporting & Optimisation: Analysing console metrics to optimise license usage and platform adoption.
• Architecture & Business Projects: Representing the Google platform in governance forums and supporting enterprise initiatives.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Identifying opportunities to streamline processes with Apps Script automation.

Skills

Google Workspace

SSO Integration

Zero Trust security

Identity management

Google Admin console

Public cloud (GCP/AWS/Azure)

AppScript (Google Apps Script)

Education

Degree in Computer/Service Science

Tools

Google Apps Script

Job description

Travis Perkins plc is seeking a Google Workspace Senior Engineer to join our Client Services team within GTS and act as the lead technical specialist across the Google enterprise ecosystem.

You will drive SSO integrations, shape identity lifecycles and embed Zero Trust security frameworks across the Group, collaborating with Google, architecture and security teams to champion modern authentication and enterprise-wide innovation.