Cloud Engineer/Cloud Architect (GCP)
Posted Today by La Fosse
£700 Per day
Outside
Remote
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Cloud Engineer (GCP) role is a contract position focused on designing, delivering, and optimizing secure and scalable cloud infrastructure primarily using Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The position emphasizes automation, reliability, and modern engineering practices, requiring hands-on expertise in cloud technologies. The role involves collaboration with various teams to enhance cloud services and ensure robust security measures. This position is classified as outside IR35, indicating a favorable tax status for contractors.
Key Responsibilities:
- 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
Key Skills:
- 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
Salary (Rate): £700 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Cloud Engineer (GCP) – Contract (Outside IR35)
Rate: £600–£700 per day
Location: London (primarily remote)
We’re looking for an experienced Cloud Engineer with strong Google Cloud Platform (GCP) expertise to join a central platforms team. This is a hands-on contract role focused on designing, delivering, and optimising secure, scalable cloud infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on automation, reliability, and modern engineering practices.
Key Responsibilities
- 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
Skills Required
- 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