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Senior GCP Network Engineer

Vallum
Contract
Remote friendly (Somerset)
United Kingdom
£550 - £550 GBP daily

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)