Senior GCP Platform Engineer | Hybrid Belfast

Job Overview

We are looking for a talented and experienced platform engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Belfast. The role focuses on the technical delivery of innovative solutions and will involve collaboration across cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high‑quality platforms and pipelines.
• Participate throughout the software development lifecycle, from design to deployment and maintenance.
• Engage and provide technical insight during system design.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver software solutions.
• Write well‑documented code and contribute to technical documentation.
• Proactively troubleshoot issues, maintain the smooth operation of live services, and play a key role in resolving complex production issues.
• Stay up to date with the latest technologies and best practices, assessing their impact and identifying opportunities for adoption.
• Effectively communicate complex technical topics to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Actively contribute to the engineering community.

Required Skills

• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining cloud‑based platforms and infrastructure with a focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Hands‑on experience with GCP services such as Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM, Cloud Functions, and GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine).
• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform or Deployment Manager.
• Strong background in CI/CD pipeline design and automation using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Cloud Build.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Go).
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, GKE).
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and identity management in cloud environments, including GCP‑specific best practices.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, GCP Operations Suite).
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Ability to troubleshoot and optimise workloads for performance, cost, and reliability on GCP.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with multi‑cloud or hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, on‑premise).
• Exposure to service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) and configuration management tools (e.g., Chef, Puppet).
• Knowledge of site reliability engineering (SRE) principles and practices.
• GCP certifications (e.g., Cloud Digital Leader, Associate Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer).
• ITILv4 Foundation certification.
• Familiarity with GCP AI/ML services (AI Platform, AutoML).
• Experience with GCP billing, cost management, and optimisation.
• Exposure to GCP security tools (Security Command Centre, Cloud Armor, or Cloud Security Scanner).
• Experience delivering complex projects from backlog through to production.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication, collaboration and problem‑solving abilities, enabling the identification and resolution of challenges in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to understand task requirements, dependencies, and prioritise work effectively for the team.
• Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.
• Willing and eligible to obtain UK security clearance to Security Check (SC) if required.

Location and Working Model

Based in Belfast with hybrid working. You will have the opportunity to work in the local office, client sites, virtual collaboration spaces, and remotely, depending on role requirements.

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