GCP Engineer

Marc Ellis; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

An international consulting firm is seeking a GCP Engineer to support the design, deployment, and optimization of cloud infrastructure for enterprise initiatives in Riyadh. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform services and a strong understanding of cloud architecture and security practices. This role requires a proactive individual who can collaborate with teams for cloud migrations and ensure compliance with local regulations. Relocation assistance may be available.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with GCP services and environments.
• Strong background in cloud infrastructure, deployments, and operations.
• Familiarity with cloud automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform.
• Implement best practices for cloud architecture, security, scalability, and resiliency.
• Monitor and optimize cloud resources for cost and performance efficiency.

Skills

GCP services and environments

Cloud infrastructure

Cloud automation tools (Terraform, Deployment Manager)

Networking

Security

Job description

Overview

🔎 Job Title: GCP Engineer | Marc Ellis | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
🏢 Recruiting Company: Marc Ellis
🌍 Job Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Onsite — Must already be in KSA or willing to relocate)
💼 Job Type: Full-Time
📧 Application Method: [e-mail]
🧑💼 Experience Required: 3+ Years (Hands-on GCP)

💡 Position Summary
The GCP Engineer will support the design, deployment, and optimization of cloud infrastructure for enterprise-level initiatives in Riyadh. This role is essential for driving secure, scalable, and resilient cloud services aligned with strategic digital transformation programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Implement best practices for cloud architecture, security, scalability, and resiliency.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, cloud automation, and infrastructure-as-code workflows.
• Monitor and optimize cloud resources for cost and performance efficiency.
• Troubleshoot GCP services, networking, compute, storage, and IAM configurations.
• Collaborate with enterprise teams to support cloud migrations and new deployments.
• Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements in KSA.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with GCP services and environments.
• Strong background in cloud infrastructure, deployments, and operations.
• Familiarity with cloud automation tools (Terraform, Deployment Manager, etc.).
• Knowledge of networking, security, IAM, compute, storage, and monitoring on GCP.
• Experience in enterprise or large-scale cloud operations (preferred).
• Must be currently based in Saudi Arabia or willing to relocate to Riyadh.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Google Cloud certifications (Associate Engineer, Professional Architect, DevOps Engineer).
• Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud setups.
• Knowledge of containerization (GKE, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Background in cloud cost management and performance tuning.

Recruitment Pro Tip

Emphasize hands-on GCP project examples—especially deployments, automations, or optimizations you’ve led—as these real-world achievements quickly set apart strong candidates in the Saudi cloud market.