GCP Cloud Engineer

Job Title: GCP Cloud Engineer
Location: Birmingham/Edinburgh/Sheffield - 3 days per week in the office
Salary/Rate: Up to £540 per day inside IR35
Start Date: 20/10/2025
Job Type: Contract

Overview

Company Introduction: We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading financial services clients! They are currently looking for a skilled GCP Cloud Engineer for an initial contract until the end of the year.

Responsibilities

• Deploying, configuring and securing backend REST API services using CSP native services.
• Deploying, configuring and securing containerised application runtimes using Infrastructure as Code.
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with DevOps and Security teams, focusing on traceability and regulatory controls.
• Managing, monitoring, and optimising cloud infrastructure across GCP, ensuring performance, resilience, cost-efficiency, and data security.
• Collaborating closely with infrastructure, architecture, and cybersecurity teams to meet internal risk, compliance, and governance requirements.
• Supporting live systems, conducting root cause analysis, fixing bugs and implementing solutions for incidents and performance bottlenecks.

Required Skills/Experience

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience.
• A background in Cloud Engineering with infrastructure experience.
• Strong development experience, focusing on large-scale, distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with GCP, including CSP native services, networking, IAM, databases (PostgreSQL) and cost optimization. Experience with other cloud providers such as AWS is advantageous.
• Proven experience with DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI), and containerization.
• A strong understanding of security principles in cloud and enterprise systems.
• Familiarity with audit and compliance considerations in regulated industries, particularly finance or banking.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information effectively to diverse audiences.
• A successful track record of delivering complex projects and/or programmes, using appropriate techniques and tools to ensure and measure success.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience working in financial services or other regulated environments.
• Programming experience in Python and Golang.
• GCP certifications (e.g., Google Cloud Engineer / GCP Cloud DevOps Engineer).

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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