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Senior GCP Platform Engineer - up to+ Bonus

Involved Solutions
Bristol, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
£80,000 – £95,000 pa

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£80,000 – £95,000 pa

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Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
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Degree
Posted
13 May 2026 (2 weeks ago)

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Senior GCP Platform Engineer
Salary: Up to £95,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Location: Bristol, Leeds, Halifax, Manchester or Edinburgh - Hybrid (2 days per week onsite)
Working Hours: 40 hours per week - Full time
Job Type: Permanent

A globally established organisation is seeking an experienced Senior GCP Platform Engineer to help build and evolve enterprise-scale Google Cloud infrastructure and DevOps capabilities.

This Senior GCP Platform Engineer role will focus on delivering scalable cloud products, modern infrastructure-as-code solutions and secure platform engineering practices across a large-scale cloud transformation environment.

Responsibilities for the Senior GCP Platform Engineer:

  • Design, build and support scalable Google Cloud infrastructure and platform solutions
  • Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and Terraform Cloud
  • Curate and manage enterprise-grade GCP cloud products and services
  • Build automation workflows and tooling using Python scripting
  • Support and optimise GKE, Kubernetes and Istio Service Mesh environments
  • Audit and improve existing Terraform modules and state management
  • Implement secure, policy-driven infrastructure using Sentinel / OPA
  • Support CI/CD integration and deployment automation across cloud platforms
  • Enforce governance, compliance and security controls across GCP environments
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to improve cloud adoption and operational efficiency

Essential Skills for the Senior GCP Platform Engineer:

  • Strong experience across GCP Cloud Engineering and DevOps
  • Strong hands-on experience with Terraform / Terraform Cloud
  • Experience with Python scripting and automation
  • Experience with GKE, Kubernetes and Istio Service Mesh
  • Experience with CI/CD tooling including; Jenkins, Harness & GitHub
  • Experience implementing Policy as Code using Sentinel or OPA
  • Strong understanding of secure cloud governance and GCP organisational policies
  • GCP and Terraform certifications highly beneficial

Desirable Skills for the Senior GCP Platform Engineer:

  • Experience acting as a GCP Cloud SME
  • Experience guiding cloud architecture and platform strategy
  • Exposure to cloud engineering platforms such as Backstage
  • Experience within large-scale enterprise cloud transformation programmes

If you are an experienced Senior GCP Platform Engineer looking to shape modern cloud infrastructure and enterprise DevOps capabilities, this role offers strong technical ownership and exposure to large-scale cloud engineering initiatives.

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