GCP Platform Engineer
Location: Hybrid /Manchester
Salary: Up to £80,000 + Benefits
Type: Permanent
The CompanyWe're partnering with an innovative platform business that is investing heavily in its cloud infrastructure and engineering capabilities. They are looking for an experienced GCP Platform Engineer to help build, automate and scale a modern cloud platform used across multiple products and teams.
This is an opportunity to join a collaborative engineering environment where infrastructure is treated as code, automation is a priority, and engineers are empowered to drive technical decisions.
The RoleAs a GCP Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building and maintaining the company's cloud platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You'll work closely with software engineers and DevOps teams to create scalable, secure and highly available infrastructure.
Key responsibilities include:
Designing and implementing cloud infrastructure on GCP
Building and maintaining Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
Automating infrastructure provisioning and deployment pipelines
Managing Kubernetes and containerised workloads
Implementing monitoring, logging and observability solutions
Driving platform reliability, security and best practices
Collaborating with engineering teams to improve developer experienceSkills & ExperienceEssential:
Strong commercial experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Extensive experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
Experience building CI/CD pipelines
Knowledge of Kubernetes / GKE and container technologies
Experience with Linux and scripting (Bash, Python or Go)
Understanding of networking, IAM and cloud security principles
Experience with monitoring and observability toolingDesirable:
Experience with GitOps practices
Knowledge of Prometheus, Grafana or similar tools
Experience in a platform engineering or SRE environment
Certifications in GCP are advantageousWhat's On Offer
Salary up to £80,000
Flexible hybrid
Generous holiday allowance
Pension scheme
Training and certification budget
Opportunity to shape a growing cloud platform and influence technical directionIf you're passionate about cloud infrastructure, automation and platform engineering, and want to work with modern GCP technologies at scale, we'd love to hear from you.
Eligo Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Eligo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering diversity and creating an inclusive and equitable environment for employees and applicants. We actively celebrate and embrace differences, including but not limited to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, and disability. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences and all will be considered for employment without discrimination. At Eligo Recruitment diversity, equity and inclusion is integral to achieving our mission to ensure every workplace reflects the richness of human diversity
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