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.