Senior Cloud Engineer - GCP

Salary: £65,000 - 105,000 per year

Requirements

• Extensive hands-on GCP experience, with this being a core part of recent experience
• Strong GKE/Kubernetes experience
• Strong Terraform / Infrastructure as Code experience
• Strong Linux and cloud infrastructure background
• Experience with CI/CD and cloud automation
• Active SC clearance

Responsibilities

• Build and operate production infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Work extensively with GKE and Kubernetes
• Build and manage infrastructure using Terraform
• Own CI/CD, automation, monitoring and observability
• Support secure deployments across restricted and disconnected environments
• Work across networking, security and infrastructure hardening

Technologies

• AI
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• GCP
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• Security
• Terraform
• DevOps

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We are a UK technology business building AI systems for regulated and security-sensitive environments, and we are looking for a Cloud Engineer to join a new data platform programme. This is a hands-on GCP contract role focused on building and operating secure cloud infrastructure across distributed and restricted environments. The contract is remote across the UK with occasional travel, and it is Outside IR35. The rate is £450–£550 per day depending on experience and clearance.

last updated 36 week of 2026