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GCP Platform Engineer - SC cleared
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GCP Platform Engineer - SC cleared
Cloud DevOps / Platform Engineer (GCP)
Location: Corsham (1 day per week onsite)
Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 per annum
Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance required
The Opportunity
We are delivering a major secure government cloud transformation and are seeking an experienced Cloud DevOps / Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate a highly secure private cloud platform.
This is a hands-on engineering role within a secure, air-gapped environment where automation, resilience, security, and reliability are fundamental. You'll play a key role in building cloud infrastructure from the ground up while working with modern DevOps practices and cloud-native technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Build, deploy, and operate infrastructure within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Design, implement, and support Kubernetes (GKE) platforms in secure environments.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
- Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines using GitLab or similar tooling.
- Engineer solutions for highly secure, disconnected (air-gapped) environments.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and observability to support Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
- Improve platform resilience, performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
- Work closely with engineering and security teams to deliver robust cloud infrastructure aligned with government security standards.
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Required Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience as a Cloud DevOps Engineer or Platform Engineer.
- Proven expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Extensive hands-on experience with Kubernetes (GKE) - essential.
- Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong understanding of cloud networking, IAM, container security, and platform automation.
- Experience working within secure, regulated, or government environments.
- Comfortable working in air-gapped or disconnected infrastructure environments.
- Strong troubleshooting, automation, and operational support skills.
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Desirable Experience
- Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) experience.
- FinOps or cloud cost optimisation expertise.
- Google Cloud certifications.
- Experience using AI-assisted operational tooling.
- Existing DV Clearance.
Essential Requirements
- Active SC Clearance is mandatory.
- Ability to attend the Corsham office one day per week.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
Salary & Benefits
- £80,000 - £100,000 per annum, depending on experience.
- Opportunity to work on a high-profile government cloud transformation programme.
- Exposure to cutting-edge cloud-native technologies in one of the UK's most secure technical environments.
- Long-term career development within a growing cloud engineering practice.
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