Google Cloud Platform Engineer

Cloud Platform Engineer (Google Cloud/GAE) - Glasgow - 6+ Month Contract (Inside IR35)

Location: Glasgow - 5 days onsite (PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU CAN DO)
Contract: 12months +
IR35: Up to £520 Inside IR35

We're looking for an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer with strong Google Cloud expertise to join a major financial services technology environment in Glasgow. This is a 6+ month contract role working 5 days per week onsite, ideal for someone who enjoys designing and delivering scalable cloud platforms in complex enterprise environments.

Working within a high-performing engineering team, you'll play a key role in building and evolving Google Cloud-based platforms, integrating cloud and on-prem infrastructure while ensuring security, performance, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and deploy cloud platform and infrastructure solutions

• Develop and validate cloud architecture proof-of-concepts

• Integrate cloud and non-cloud infrastructure environments

• Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, and platform teams

• Contribute to key technical decisions across multiple teams

• Assess and improve cloud architecture performance and security

• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices

Essential Skills

• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) IS A MUST

• Advanced expertise in Google App Engine (GAE)

• Cloud infrastructure and cloud platform architecture

• Experience designing and deploying enterprise cloud platforms

Nice to Have

• Terraform

• Google Cloud Storage

• Experience working in large enterprise or financial services environments

This is a great opportunity to contribute to large-scale cloud transformation initiatives within a highly technical environment.

Interested? Apply now or reach out to Skillfinder International for a confidential discussion about the role.