Platform Engineer (GCP)

Salary: £65,000 - 65,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong experience designing and managing cloud-native platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Hands-on expertise with services such as Compute Engine, GKE (Kubernetes), Cloud Storage, VPC networking, IAM, and Cloud Functions
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform
• Strong background in CI/CD pipeline design, such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Cloud Build
• Proficiency in scripting or programming, such as Python, Bash, or Go
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration, including Docker and Kubernetes
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, and identity management
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar
• Strong Git and version control experience
• Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments, such as AWS, Azure, or on-premise, is advantageous but not essential
• Exposure to service mesh technologies, such as Istio or Linkerd, and configuration management tools, such as Chef or Puppet, is advantageous but not essential
• Knowledge of site reliability engineering principles and practices is advantageous but not essential
• Familiarity with GCP AI/ML services, such as AI Platform or AutoML, is advantageous but not essential

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain robust cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines
• Contribute across the full software development lifecycle
• Provide technical leadership and input into system and architecture design
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions
• Write clean, well-documented code and contribute to technical documentation
• Proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues
• Continuously improve platform performance, security, and reliability
• Stay current with emerging technologies and drive innovation and adoption
• Communicate complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Azure
• Bash
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Docker
• ELK
• GCP
• Git
• GitLab
• Grafana
• IAM
• Istio
• Support
• Jenkins
• Kubernetes
• Prometheus
• Puppet
• Python
• Security
• Terraform
• DevOps

More:

We are a rapidly growing digital engineering team delivering cutting-edge solutions across a diverse portfolio of clients. This is a hands-on platform engineering role where you will apply deep engineering and architectural expertise to design, build, and evolve scalable platform solutions that support digital transformation within some of the UKs most exciting organisations. You will work closely with highly skilled, cross-functional teams including engineers, architects, and product specialists. We offer ongoing career development, a market-leading benefits package, and a flexible hybrid working environment.

last updated 30 week of 2026