At a Glance
- Tasks: Engineer secure applications on Google Cloud and collaborate with top teams.
- Company: Join a consultancy supporting Central Government clients in a hybrid role.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Ideal for those seeking to work in regulated environments with excellent career prospects.
- Why this job: Make an impact by working on innovative cloud solutions in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Hands-on experience with Google Cloud and strong engineering skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Overview
SBA are currently supporting our consultancy client, who are supporting a Central Government client.
The requirement is for Google Cloud Application Support Engineer on an initial 12 month contract
- Location
- London (Hybrid)
- What You'll Be Doing
- Engineering secure, scalable, and resilient applications in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) environments.
- Working within disconnected environments on data-severing solutions.
- Collaborating closely with architecture, engineering and security teams to ensure seamless integration from design through delivery.
- Deploy, monitor and support applications on Google, including Cloud Functions, GKE, Compute Engine, and App Engine.
- Use Google Cloud Operations Suite (Cloud Monitoring, Logging, Trace) to maintain service health and identify potential issues.
- Execute routine operational tasks such as configuration updates, performance checks, restarts, permissions reviews, and patching activities.
- Support deployments and releases through controlled CI/CD pipelines.
- Assist with maintaining service accounts, IAM roles, and organisational policies following least-privilege principles.
- Support with application migration activities including the technical analysis, deployment and testing alongside the architecture teams.
- Develop and maintain documentation including Low Level Designs, runbooks and guidance.
- What You'll Bring
- Proven hands-on experience as a Google Application Operator specialising in Google Cloud.
- Practical hands-on knowledge of Google Distributed Cloud (GDC).
- Experience working in environments without direct internet connectivity.
- Strong engineering background with deep understanding of Ia C (Terraform, Deployment Manager), automation, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Expertise in networking, IAM, containerisation (GKE/Kubernetes), and secure systems design.
- Confident working within highly regulated or classified environments where reliability and compliance are paramount.
- Strong communicator - able to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively.
NB
- SC cleared role and applicants must be willing to undertake DV
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Contact Details:
Summer-Browning Associates Ltd Recruitment Team
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