Senior Cloud Engineer

Senior Cloud Engineer - GCP - SC Cleared

Outside IR35: £600-£650 per day
Hybrid - 2-4 days per month in London
ASAP - long-term engagement

We are looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to join a major Google Cloud transformation within central government. The role will help shape the future of an enterprise-scale GCP estate by assessing the current platform, validating the target landing-zone architecture and developing proof-of-concepts across governance, security and automation. Working closely with the Lead Cloud Architect, you will ensure the proposed target state is secure, scalable and ready for implementation.

• Assess the existing GCP organisation, projects, IAM, security controls and platform configuration.

• Provide technical input into the target landing-zone architecture and governance model.

• Review organisation policies, project governance and role-based access controls.

• Evaluate audit logging, Security Command Center and wider cloud security controls.

• Develop proof-of-concepts for landing zones, project vending and governance capabilities.

• Design Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Google Cloud Fabric.

• Support CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions or comparable tooling.

• Identify technical risks, dependencies and implementation requirements, providing clear recommendations for transition and delivery.

• Active SC clearance.

• Extensive enterprise Google Cloud Platform engineering experience, including organisation and project administration at scale.

• Strong knowledge of GCP IAM, organisation policies, audit logging and Security Command Center.

• Advanced Terraform and Infrastructure as Code capability.

• Experience using Google Cloud Fabric or comparable enterprise landing-zone frameworks.

• Experience designing or implementing GCP landing zones and automated project-vending capabilities.

• Strong CI/CD knowledge, ideally including GitHub Actions.

• Experience delivering secure cloud platforms within UK government, the wider public sector or another highly regulated environment.