Cloud Architect

We are supporting a major UK banking client on the expansion of its Public Cloud Platform capability and are seeking senior Google Cloud specialists on a contract basis. These roles sit within a large scale cloud transformation programme focused on enabling secure, compliant, and scalable adoption of Google Cloud across the organization.

You will join a cross-disciplinary engineering environment delivering platform, infrastructure, networking, and API capabilities that underpin critical banking services. These roles are delivery focused, operating at scale, and embedded within a regulated enterprise setting.

This engagement suits senior contractors who are comfortable working through ambiguity, influencing technical direction, and delivering production grade cloud platforms., Depending on specialism, responsibilities will include:

• Designing and delivering secure, compliant Google Cloud platforms and services
• Building and operating cloud infrastructure, networking, and API platforms using infrastructure as code
• Creating reusable cloud products and patterns that enable rapid, self service adoption
• Embedding DevOps practices, automation, and operational resilience into platform capabilities
• Supporting delivery teams across the bank with cloud adoption and platform integration
• Working closely with security, risk, and architecture teams to meet regulatory requirements
• Contributing to technical standards, patterns, and engineering best practice

• Strong hands on experience with Google Cloud Platform in enterprise environments
• Proven delivery experience across at least one of platform architecture, infrastructure and DevOps, cloud networking, or API gateway platforms
• Infrastructure as code expertise, Terraform preferred
• Experience operating in regulated industries, financial services strongly preferred
• Solid understanding of cloud security, resilience, and operational controls
• Ability to work effectively within multi vendor consultancy and client teams

Desirable experience

• Banking or financial services programme experience
• Apigee, Kubernetes, or platform engineering experience
• Experience modernising legacy infrastructure or integration platforms
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills