Lead Google Cloud Platform Engineer (GCP)

TL;DR

Lead Google Cloud Platform Engineer (GCP): Building and evolving foundational cloud platform services for a large-scale banking environment with an accent on infrastructure automation, networking, and reliability. Focus on designing enterprise-scale GCP infrastructure, implementing Infrastructure as Code, and driving engineering quality within a product-aligned agile team.

Location: Must be based in the UK with a hybrid work style requiring at least 40% time in the office (Leeds, Bristol, Halifax, or Manchester).

Salary: £92,701–£109,060

Company

A major UK-based financial services group committed to modernizing technology platforms and fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace.

What you will do

• Design, engineer, and optimize enterprise-scale GCP infrastructure and networking.
• Develop and review Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub, Jenkins, and Harness.
• Perform code reviews and drive engineering quality and consistency.
• Provide BAU operational support, including incident and problem management.
• Mentor other engineers and support technical decision-making.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working with Google Cloud Platform in production environments.
• 5+ years of experience designing and supporting cloud networking (VPC, Interconnect, Firewalls, DNS, IAM).
• 3+ years of experience using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• 3+ years of experience working with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience working with Kubernetes/GKE and agile delivery environments.
• Strong understanding of platform reliability, security, and automation.

Nice to have

• Experience with large-scale or hybrid GCP environments.
• Experience with policy as code.
• Experience using monitoring and observability tools like Dynatrace or Google Cloud Monitoring.
• Google Cloud Professional certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
• Annual performance-related bonus and share schemes.
• 30 days of holiday plus bank holidays.
• Comprehensive wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with workplace adjustments available.