Senior GCP Platform Engineer Salary: Up to £95,000 + Bonus + BenefitsLocation: Bristol, Leeds, Halifax, Manchester or Edinburgh - Hybrid (2 days per week onsite)Working Hours: 40 hours per week - Full timeJob Type: PermanentA globally established organisation is seeking an experienced Senior GCP Platform Engineer to help build and evolve enterprise-scale Google Cloud infrastructure and DevOps capabilities.
This Senior GCP Platform Engineer role will focus on delivering scalable cloud products, modern infrastructure-as-code solutions and secure platform engineering practices across a large-scale cloud transformation environment.
Responsibilities for the Senior GCP Platform Engineer:
Design, build and support scalable Google Cloud infrastructure and platform solutions
Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and Terraform Cloud
Curate and manage enterprise-grade GCP cloud products and services
Build automation workflows and tooling using Python scripting
Support and optimise GKE, Kubernetes and Istio Service Mesh environments
Audit and improve existing Terraform modules and state management
Implement secure, policy-driven infrastructure using Sentinel / OPA
Support CI/CD integration and deployment automation across cloud platforms
Enforce governance, compliance and security controls across GCP environments
Collaborate with engineering teams to improve cloud adoption and operational efficiency
Essential Skills for the Senior GCP Platform Engineer:
Strong experience across GCP Cloud Engineering and DevOps
Strong hands-on experience with Terraform / Terraform Cloud
Experience with Python scripting and automation
Experience with GKE, Kubernetes and Istio Service Mesh
Experience with CI/CD tooling including; Jenkins, Harness & GitHub
Experience implementing Policy as Code using Sentinel or OPA
Strong understanding of secure cloud governance and GCP organisational policies
GCP and Terraform certifications highly beneficial
Desirable Skills for the Senior GCP Platform Engineer:
Experience acting as a GCP Cloud SME
Experience guiding cloud architecture and platform strategy
Exposure to cloud engineering platforms such as Backstage
Experience within large-scale enterprise cloud transformation programmes
If you are an experienced Senior GCP Platform Engineer looking to shape modern cloud infrastructure and enterprise DevOps capabilities, this role offers strong technical ownership and exposure to large-scale cloud engineering initiatives.