Senior GCP Engineer (Google Cloud Platform)
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Location: Manchester (2 days onsite)Salary: Up to £95,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Ready to build cloud infrastructure properly, automated, scalable, secure, and engineered (not manually stitched together)
This is a high-impact role for a Senior GCP Engineer / Platform Engineer who wants ownership, modern tooling, and a team that actually practices DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
The Opportunity:Join a cross-functional platform engineering team delivering enterprise-scale Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure.Youll design reusable cloud products, build automation, and define standards used by multiple engineering teams across a large-scale GCP estate.This is hands-on engineering, not support, with real influence over architecture, tooling, and DevOps practices.
What Youll Be Doing:Build and manage GCP infrastructure using Terraform & Terraform CloudDesign and maintain reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modulesImprove Terraform state management, structure, and scalabilityDevelop automation and tooling using PythonEngineer secure GCP landing zones (org policies, guardrails, policy as code OPA/Sentinel, zero trust)Work with Kubernetes (GKE), containers, and service mesh technologies (e.g. Istio)Manage cluster operations, networking, and service-to-service communicationBuild and optimise CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, Jenkins, Harness)Drive DevOps best practices and cloud adoption across teams
What Youll Bring:Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Solid background in DevOps / Platform EngineeringAdvanced Terraform skills (modules, workspaces, state management)Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)Strong Python scripting for automationHands-on experience with Kubernetes / GKE, containerisation, and service mesh xwzovoh architecturesExperience with cloud security, governance, and policy as codeRelevant GCP or Terraform certifications (desirable)
Nice to Have:SME-level GCP expertise or consulting backgroundExperience influencing architecture and DevOps strategyExposure to internal developer platforms (e.g. Backstage)
Why Join?Modern GCP-native environment (not legacy-heavy)High level of engineering autonomy and ownershipOpportunity to shape cloud platforms at scaleBacked by a major UK organisation with strong career progressionCulture focused on DevOps, automation, and engineering excellence…