GCP Applications Operator

GCP Applications Operator

Rate: £450 day Outside IR35
Location: London - hybrid (3 days onsite) - Non negotiable
Duration: 12 month
Clearance: Active SC, willingness for DV

Overview
Join a high-impact programme delivering secure, large-scale cloud infrastructure within a UK government environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, deploy and support applications across GCP (GKE, Cloud Functions, Compute Engine, App Engine)
• Operate within secure/disconnected (air-gapped) environments
• Monitor services using Cloud Monitoring, Logging, and Trace
• Manage deployments via CI/CD pipelines
• Maintain IAM roles, service accounts and security policies (least privilege)
• Support application migrations, testing and releases
• Carry out BAU ops: patching, performance checks, config updates
• Produce documentation (runbooks, LLDs)

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with GCP engineering and operations
• Experience with Google Distributed Cloud (GDC)
• Knowledge of IAM, networking, and secure system design
• Experience with Kubernetes/GKE and containerised workloads
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and automation
• Experience working in regulated or secure environments
• Ability to work across engineering, architecture and security teams

Nice to Have

• Government/classified environment experience (SC or above)
• Knowledge of NCSC or UK Government cloud standards
• Experience with AI services in GCP
• Multi-cloud, edge or data sovereignty experience
• GCP certifications

Please note this role will require you to undergo DV clearance.
If you currently hold ACTIVE SC clearance and match the above requirements please reach out