GCP Platform Engineer

Wipro Technologies
Manchester, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Job location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Tech stack

API
Azure
Bash
Cloud Computing
Continuous Integration
Customer Data Management
Github
Python
Performance Tuning
Powershell
Openapi
Google Cloud Platform
Cloud Platform System
Istio
Apigee
Hashicorp
Api Design
Api Gateway
Terraform
Api Management
Jenkins
Microservices

Job description

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  • Enable product teams to deliver API-first services using reusable patterns and robust integration tools.
  • Develop and maintain IaC solutions for provisioning and managing Azure and GCP resources, ensuring consistency, repeatability, and compliance.
  • Embed security best practices throughout the platform lifecycle to safeguard organisational and customer data.
  • Define, monitor, and operate against SLOs/SLIs to ensure availability, performance, and resilience.
  • Drive automation, observability enhancement, and performance tuning to reduce manual effort and improve reliability.
  • Work closely with architecture and feature teams to evolve the cloud roadmap and platform products.
  • Contribute to documentation, technical enablement, and engineering standards.
  • Mentor team members and promote a culture of continuous learning.

Requirements

Were looking for a GCP Platform Engineer to work in the UK . The location for this role can be Halifax, Manchester, Bristol or Leeds. The successful candidate should have proven experience designing, building, and operating secure, automated cloud platform capabilities with a focus on Azure (with readiness to cross-train in GCP as required)., * Proven experience designing, building, and operating secure, automated cloud platform capabilities with a focus on Azure (with readiness to cross-train in GCP as required).

  • Strong proficiency with Terraform (minimum).
  • Experience with modern CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions, Harness, and Jenkins.
  • Deep understanding of GCP API Management (Apigee) infrastructure and API Gateway solutions.
  • Familiarity with API design and security standards (REST/OpenAPI, authentication/authorisation, mTLS, certificate lifecycle management).
  • Hands-on experience with GCP Cloud Armor, GCP Networking, and implementation of secure-by-design controls across platform lifecycle.
  • Experience with GKE, container runtimes, and service mesh patterns (e.g., Istio).
  • Ability to implement actionable observability solutions.
  • Performance tuning and automation to reduce toil.
  • Experience defining and operating to SLOs/SLIs.
  • Proficiency in Bash, PowerShell, or Python.
  • Familiarity with HashiCorp Vault, Harness, and Backstage is desirable.
  • Ability to mentor engineers, contribute to communities of practice, and uphold platform engineering standards.
  • GCP certifications are desirable.

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