GCP Cloud Engineer in London

SC Cleared Senior GCP Cloud Engineer \n

Outside IR35 | £400-500 per day | Initial 6 Month Contract | Fully Remote | Occasional UK Travel

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We're supporting a growing organisation delivering secure cloud platforms within a highly regulated environment and are looking for an experienced Senior GCP Cloud Engineer to join a major greenfield programme.

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This is a hands-on role where you'll take ownership of cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms and automation, helping build a secure, scalable platform from the ground up.

What you'll be doing \n

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• Designing and operating production-grade infrastructure on Google Cloud.
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• Building and managing Kubernetes (GKE) environments.
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• Developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
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• Owning CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
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• Implementing monitoring, observability and platform security.
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• Supporting distributed, high-assurance cloud environments.
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Tech Stack \n

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• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
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• GKE & Kubernetes
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• Terraform
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• Docker
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• GitLab CI/GitHub Actions/Jenkins
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• Prometheus & Grafana
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• Kafka
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• Vault
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• Keycloak
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• Linux
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What we're looking for \n

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• Strong commercial experience with GCP, particularly GKE.
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• Proven experience building and operating production Kubernetes platforms.
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• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
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• CI/CD and automation experience.
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• Strong Linux and cloud networking knowledge.
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• Experience working within secure or regulated environments is highly desirable.
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Clearance \n

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• Active SC Clearance preferred.
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Outside IR35 | £400-500 per day (flexible) | Initial 6 Month Contract | Fully Remote