- Pay
- £500–550/day
- Where
- Scotland, Scotland, GB
- Level
- Mid
We are hiring a Senior GCP Cloud Engineer to design, build and run resilient, highly scalable cloud-native services on Google Cloud.
You will lead architecture across teams, build Kubernetes-based platform automation, and set the engineering standard for how the firm uses public cloud.
This is a hands-on senior role where you will write production code shaping cloud platform standards, CI/CD maturity and infrastructure-as-code practices across Software Engineering.
You will work within firm-wide security, compliance and regulatory requirements for a financial services environment.
Key Responsibilities - Build and operate on GCP and Lead architectureBuild and operate resilient, highly scalable services on GCP, in line with firm-wide public cloud, security and compliance standardsWrite secure, high-quality production code, and review, debug and improve code written by othersDesign and build Kubernetes operators, controllers and CRDs that automate platform, infrastructure, security and application lifecycle workflowsLead architectural design for cloud-native systems and servicesProduce design artefacts (RFCs, ADRs, architecture diagrams) that are reviewed and adopted across multiple teamsLead vendor and technology assessments, running deep-dive sessions with vendors, startups and internal teams to judge designs, credentials and fit with the firm's technology strategyRequired Skills and ExperienceHands-on experience designing, building and operating custom Kubernetes operators and CRDs with Kubebuilder, Operator SDK or similarProven experience building cloud-native control planes and automation frameworks: reconciliation loops, admission controllers, webhooks and custom controllersStrong understanding of Kubernetes internals, API machinery, RBAC, multi-tenancy, observability and production operationsAdvanced proficiency in at least one modern language, ideally Go or Python, including performance optimisation and concurrency patternsExperience designing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation and deployment strategiesAdvanced understanding of the SDLC and agile practices (CI/CD, application resiliency, security, capacity planning), with the ability to improve them across teamsDemonstrated expertise in a technical discipline such as cloud architecture, distributed systems, security, DevOps/platform engineering or AI/MLThis is an inside IR35 Contract role working via Umbrella Company so candidates can only be considered if they are based in the UK.
The role can be based from either Glasgow or Scotland and you will be required onsite 2-3 days per week.