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Cloud Engineer (GCP)

La Fosse
UK
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Compensation
£130,000.0 - £169,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
lafosse.com

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Bash Shell Cloud Computing Cloud Engineering DevOps Domain Name System (DNS) Perl (Programming Language) Identity and Access Management Python (Programming Language) Linux System Administration Performance Tuning
+14 more
Ansible Ruby TCP/IP Scripting Transport Layer Security Google Cloud Load Balancing Computer Network Technologies Cloudformation Kubernetes Deployment Automation Puppet Terraform Docker

Job description

  • Design, build, and support cloud infrastructure with a focus on GCP
  • Manage services across GKE, GCE, Cloud SQL, networking, and security
  • Deliver Infrastructure as Code using Terraform / CloudFormation
  • Improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
  • Implement monitoring, alerting, and performance optimisation
  • Ensure strong security controls across IAM, networking, and encryption
  • Troubleshoot incidents, perform root cause analysis, and improve resilience
  • Collaborate with DevOps, Engineering, and Security teams

Requirements

  • 3+ years’ experience in Cloud Engineering
  • Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Expertise with Terraform
  • Experience with Kubernetes / GKE / Docker
  • Strong Linux administration skills
  • Scripting skills in Python, Bash, Ruby, or Perl
  • Solid networking knowledge: TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing, SSL
  • Experience with AWS or Azure would be beneficial
  • Experience with Ansible / Puppet / Chef desirable

Desirable Certifications

  • Google Cloud Engineer
  • Google Cloud Solutions Architect

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