GCP Platform Engineer - SC cleared

iO Associates
Corsham, United Kingdom
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 100K

Job location

Corsham, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Kubernetes Security
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud Computing
DevOps
Identity and Access Management
Reliability Engineering
Data Logging
Google Cloud Platform
Software Troubleshooting
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Gitlab
SC Clearance
Kubernetes
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Terraform

Job description

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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.

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.

Benefits & conditions

  • £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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