Cloud Engineer

Description

Damia Group is working with a leading global financial services organisation to recruit an experienced Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Platform Provisioning Engineer for a major cloud transformation programme.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a next-generation multi-cloud engineering team , responsible for building and evolving an enterprise cloud platform spanning GCP, AWS, Azure and on-premise environments .

The successful candidate will have a strong GCP background and play a key role in cloud platform provisioning, infrastructure automation, Kubernetes engineering and AI-assisted DevOps .

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain cloud platform provisioning solutions, primarily across GCP , with the ability to work across AWS and Azure.
• Design, provision and manage scalable cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) .
• Build, deploy and manage Kubernetes and containerised platforms supporting resilient, cloud-native applications.
• Develop automation solutions using Python and Terraform to improve infrastructure provisioning and operational processes.
• Implement and enhance automated deployment pipelines for cloud infrastructure and platform services.
• Utilise AI-assisted development tools, including GitHub Copilot and Claude Code , to improve development efficiency and code quality.
• Drive automation initiatives that reduce manual intervention and improve platform consistency and reliability.
• Manage and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure using Bash and other shell/command-line tools .
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture and platform teams to integrate provisioning solutions across the wider cloud estate.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and evolution of a large-scale enterprise multi-cloud platform.
• Ensure cloud environments meet security, compliance and operational best-practice standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve platform performance, reliability, scalability and developer experience.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong, recent hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) .
• Proven experience designing, implementing and managing platform provisioning solutions within GCP environments.
• Strong experience with Terraform / Infrastructure as Code (IaC) .
• Strong Python scripting and automation experience.
• Experience with Git and modern DevOps practices.
• Experience implementing automated infrastructure deployment and CI/CD pipelines .
• Practical experience using GitHub Copilot and Claude Code to enhance DevOps and development workflows.
• Strong command-line and Shell/Bash experience.
• Proven ability to identify and deliver automation improvements .
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerisation technologies .

Desirable Experience

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) .
• Experience with Microsoft Azure .
• Experience working within large-scale enterprise or financial services environments .
• Experience supporting multi-cloud platforms spanning GCP, AWS, Azure and on-premise infrastructure.

Contract Details

• Location: Glasgow or Bournemouth
• Working Pattern: Hybrid, typically 3–4 days onsite per week; 5 days onsite preferred where possible
• Duration: 6 months initially, with potential for extension
• Start Date: Immediate
• IR35: Inside IR35