Senior GCP Network Engineer
Job Title: Senior GCP Network Engineer
Location: Bristol, Leeds, Halifax, Manchester, Edinburgh- 2Days/week Onsite
Duration: 6months+ Contract Inside IR35
550GBP/Day
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior GCP Cloud Network & Infrastructure Engineer to join a large-scale Public Cloud Platform within a regulated enterprise environment.This role has a strong focus on GCP Networking at enterprise scale, combined with Infrastructure-as-Code and DevOps practices. You will work on both production and non-production environments, supporting platform stability, scalability, and secure cloud adoption across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Hands-on engineering across GCP Cloud Networking at enterprise scale
- Design, build, configure, and optimise GCP network architectures
Work on major networking initiatives including:
- Network deployment & implementation
- Network scaling & optimisation
- Sustaining engineering & technology refresh
- Support and troubleshoot enterprise connectivity issues across the platform
- Manage and resolve Incidents and Problems related to GCP networking and connectivity
- Work closely with platform, security, and application teams to improve overall stability
- Review and provide feedback on Terraform and infrastructure code
- Develop, deploy, and own the full life cycle of cloud networking solutions
- Ensure all engineering activities comply with security, control, and governance requirements
In-Scope Technologies & Experience
GCP Networking (Must-Have) Dedicated InterconnectVPC Network PeeringCloud RoutersFirewallsCloud NATGoogle DNSIAMVPC Service Controls (VPC SC)
Connected Workloads (Working Knowledge Required) Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)Compute EngineCloud SQLCloud Storage Buckets Google Data/AI products
DevOps & Automation
Strong experience with Infrastructure as CodeTerraform/Terraform CloudCI/CD pipelines using: GitTerraform CloudHashiCorp VaultHarnessJenkins
Experience reviewing and improving infrastructure code quality
Essential Skills & Experience
- Senior-level GCP Cloud Engineering experience with a strong networking focus
- Proven enterprise-scale GCP networking design & implementation
- Hands-on Terraform/Terraform Cloud
- Strong understanding of cloud security, identity, and governance
- Experience working in regulated or large enterprise environments
- Ability to operate in production-critical environments
Desirable Skills
- GCP Certifications (Professional Cloud Network Engineer/Architect preferred)
- Experience acting as a technical SME or consultant
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders
Priyanka Sharma
Senior Delivery Consultant
Email: (see below)