GCP Platform Engineer - SC cleared

Cloud DevOps/Platform Engineer (GCP)

Location: Corsham (1 day per week onsite)

Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 per annum

Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance required

The Opportunity

We are delivering a major secure government cloud transformation and are seeking an experienced Cloud DevOps/Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate a highly secure private cloud platform.

This is a hands-on engineering role within a secure, air-gapped environment where automation, resilience, security, and reliability are fundamental. You'll play a key role in building cloud infrastructure from the ground up while working with modern DevOps practices and cloud-native technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Required Skills & Experience

• 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.

Salary & Benefits

• £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.