LocationScotland
Salary (Per Annum)£500 - £550 per day, Benefits: N/A
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 architecture
The role can be based from either Glasgow or Scotland and you will be required onsite 2-3 days per week.
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 architecture
- Build and operate resilient, highly scalable services on GCP, in line with firm-wide public cloud, security and compliance standards
- Write secure, high-quality production code, and review, debug and improve code written by others
- Design and build Kubernetes operators, controllers and CRDs that automate platform, infrastructure, security and application lifecycle workflows
- Lead architectural design for cloud-native systems and services
- Produce design artefacts (RFCs, ADRs, architecture diagrams) that are reviewed and adopted across multiple teams
- Lead 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 strategy
- Hands-on experience designing, building and operating custom Kubernetes operators and CRDs with Kubebuilder, Operator SDK or similar
- Proven experience building cloud-native control planes and automation frameworks: reconciliation loops, admission controllers, webhooks and custom controllers
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes internals, API machinery, RBAC, multi-tenancy, observability and production operations
- Advanced proficiency in at least one modern language, ideally Go or Python, including performance optimisation and concurrency patterns
- Experience designing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation and deployment strategies
- Advanced understanding of the SDLC and agile practices (CI/CD, application resiliency, security, capacity planning), with the ability to improve them across teams
- Demonstrated expertise in a technical discipline such as cloud architecture, distributed systems, security, DevOps/platform engineering or AI/ML
The role can be based from either Glasgow or Scotland and you will be required onsite 2-3 days per week.