Senior Platform Engineer - Google Cloud Platform

Sanderson Recruitment; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to work on Google Cloud Platform solutions. This full-time position involves leadership of a team, as well as building and maintaining infrastructure through Terraform and developing continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines. You will also focus on improving observability and integrating new cloud services. Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience with GCP services and a passion for automation within scalable environments. The role is based remotely but serves clients across South Wales.

Benefits

Excellent benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role.
• Strong understanding of cloud principles and practices.
• Experience with IaC methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Platform Engineers.
• Build and maintain Terraform-based IaC for secure, scalable environments.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and promote automation across delivery workflows.
• Embed observability into every layer for proactive monitoring and rapid troubleshooting.
• Standardise processes and improve cross-team efficiency.
• Integrate cutting-edge cloud services and third-party platforms.

Skills

Hands-on experience with GCP services

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Automation

Monitoring

Job description

Job Description

Senior Platform Engineer - Google Cloud Platform

Location: South Wales - remote

Type: Full-time | Permanent

Salary: £65,000 - £72,000 + excellent benefits package

If you love solving complex infrastructure challenges and thrive on building scalable, automated solutions, this is your chance to make a real impact. We're looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join a forward-thinking tech team and help drive innovation across our cloud ecosystem.

Senior Platform Engineer - why this role:

You'll design, automate, and elevate the platform that powers our engineering teams. From Infrastructure as Code to CI/CD pipelines, you'll champion best practices and create solutions that make life easier for developers and operations alike.

Senior Platform Engineer - what you'll do:

• Lead a team of Platform Engineers
• Build and maintain Terraform-based IaC for secure, scalable environments.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and promote automation across delivery workflows.
• Embed observability into every layer for proactive monitoring and rapid troubleshooting.
• Standardise processes and improve cross-team efficiency.
• Integrate cutting-edge cloud services and third-party platforms.

Senior Platform Engineer - what We're Looking For:

• Hands-on experience with GCP services ...