GCP Test Engineer

Summer Browning Associates
London, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
£35 pa

Salary

£35 pa

Job Type
Contract
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Lead
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
15 May 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Summer-Browning Associates is currently supporting our public sector client, who is seeking a GCP Test Lead for an initial twelve-month assignment with the option to extend.

Location: Hybrid working - London (x3 days per week onsite)

About the role: You will be responsible for supporting the validation, assurance, and testing of cloud-hosted platforms, infrastructure, and services operating within secure Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) and private cloud environments.

The ideal candidate will hold Active SC or DV and have a strong background in delivery GCP Test Lead support, with the following skills and experience:

Experience testing cloud-hosted or cloud-native platforms and services.

Knowledge of Agile, DevOps, and DevSecOps delivery practice.

Experience supporting infrastructure, integration, and platform testing activities

Experience working with cloud platforms, ideally Google Cloud Platform

Knowledge of Kubernetes, containerised platforms, and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts (e.g. Terraform)

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment approaches

Experience with automated testing frameworks or scripting languages e.g. Python (Desirable)

Google Cloud or testing-related certifications (Desirable)

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