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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # GCP Platform Engineer- Manchester/Newcastle/Belfast - **Company:** Tenth Revolution Group - **Location:** Manchester, UK - **Salary:** £65,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Storage, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Live Connect (Windows), Prometheus, Software Engineering, Web Platforms, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Istio, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Multi-Cloud, Build Server, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Linkerd (Service Mesh), Puppet, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** July 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2854465040-2 ## About the Role Essential Skills * Experience designing and building cloud-based platforms and infrastructure (GCP) * Hands-on experience with services such as: Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM Cloud Functions and Kubernetes (GKE) * Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform) * Proven knowledge of CI/CD and pipeline automation (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Cloud Build, etc.) * Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Go * Experience with Docker and Kubernetes * Good understanding of cloud networking, security, and identity management * Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.) * Experience using Git and version control workflows Desirable Skills * Multi-cloud or hybrid experience (AWS, Azure, on-prem) * Exposure to SRE principles and practices * Knowledge of service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) * Experience with configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet) * GCP certifications (e.g. Associate Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer) * Awareness of cost optimisation and GCP billing strategies * Understanding of GCP security tools (Security Command Centre, Cloud Armor) * Experience delivering projects from concept to production What Makes You a Great Fit * Strong problem-solving mindset with the ability to work in fast-paced environments * Excellent communication and collaboration skills * Ability to prioritise effectively and manage dependencies * Passion for continuous learning and innovation * Interest in mentoring and contributing to an engineering community ## Description We're looking for a talented and experienced Platform Engineer to join our rapidly growing engineering team. 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