Secure Cloud & DevSecOps (GCP / GDC)

Associate Consultant – Secure Cloud / GCP / GDC DevSecOps
Join RT Consulting’s Associate Consulting workforce

Who we are
RT Consulting are a trusted management consultancy and service provider. We are proud to hold the Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. RT are a member of the Government Digital Sustainability Alliance, bringing government, industry, and academia together to improve digital sustainability outcomes for the UK government and its supply chain

We deliver highly capable and effective value for money solutions to our clients as the ‘customer friend’ and trusted partner across Defence, Policing, Central and Local Government. We deploy consultants who ensure alignment with Government policy, stakeholder expectations, and long-term impact goals.

We specialise in the delivery of Cloud & Digital Infrastructure services, including multi-cloud engineering (AWS, Azure, GCP), secure cloud platforms, DevSecOps and automation, Site Reliability Engineering, digital workplace technologies, and resilient, scalable infrastructure operations across complex and regulated environments.

Your Invitation:

We invite you to join our Cloud & Digital Infrastructure consulting team, where we can align you to current and upcoming demand across cloud engineering, secure platform engineering, DevSecOps/SRE, and modern infrastructure transformation.

We are particularly building capability in:

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  
  
• Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) / air‑gapped deployments
  
  
• Secure-by-design cloud engineering for Defence and high-assurance environments
  
  
• Kubernetes, containerisation, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform)
  
  This includes supporting surge activity for our defence partners delivering secure cloud services into secure environments.
  
  Engagement expectations
  
  
• Vetting: Due to the regulated nature of our work and our significant defence portfolio, a minimum of active SC clearance is required. DV‑cleared professionals are also in high demand for secure, air-gapped GDC programmes.
  
  
• Working pattern: Projects typically require 2–3 days per week on-site at Southwest client locations including, Corsham & Bristol, with hybrid flexibility where permitted.
  
  
• Fees: Rates are aligned to engagement scope and seniority.
  
  What you’ll get
  
  
• You join a community of specialists across Defence, Government, Policing and wider Public Sector programmes, where knowledge sharing, peer support and professional connection are part of the culture.
  
  
• Priority access to new consultancy opportunities, including secure GCP/GDC, DevSecOps and platform engineering workstreams.
  
  
• Dedicated relationship support,
  
  
• Ongoing contact with a Relationship Manager who provides guidance, check-ins and forward planning to help minimise gaps between assignments.
  
  
• An invitation to Society events, meetups and community touchpoints, we aim to ensure you feel supported, valued and engaged throughout your consultancy journey.
  
  
• A consultancy environment that reflects our Group Values — Integrity & Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, High Performance, Innovation, Agility, Client Centricity & People Focused.
  
  Who you are
  
  An experienced Cloud & Digital Infrastructure professional with expertise in one or more of the following:
  
  
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Google Distributed Cloud (GDC)
  
  
• Platform Engineering / Secure Cloud Engineering
  
  
• DevOps / DevSecOps
  
  
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
  
  
• Kubernetes / containerisation (Docker, GKE, GDC clusters)
  
  
• Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform / Kubernetes-native IaC)
  
  
• Secure platform operations (RBAC, IAM, PKI, secrets management)
  
  
• Linux engineering
  
  
• Network, Identity & platform operations in secure or air‑gapped environments
  
  
• You will need to be flexible and happy to operate in different delivery models designed to complement the needs of our customers
  
  You will need to be well versed in the direction of travel from Government, focused on digital transformation to enhance public services, improve efficiency, and meet the evolving expectations of its citizens. This shift involves modernising outdated systems, leveraging data effectively, and adopting new technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI). The goal is a more agile, responsive, and citizen-centric government.
  
  You are comfortable operating in high-assurance, regulated environments, capable of working independently within secure delivery teams, and adept at designing, deploying and maintaining secure, modern cloud platforms.
  
  How to express interest
  Contact us to arrange a confidential conversation