GCP Consultant – GCP Networking (Outside IR35)
£350–£400 per day | 6 Months Initial | Hybrid 3 x days per week onsite in Edinburgh
A leading banking client is seeking an experienced GCP Consultant with strong GCP Networking expertise to join their cloud engineering team on an Outside IR35 contract.
This is an initial 6-month engagement with strong potential for extension, supporting a major cloud transformation programme within a highly regulated banking environment.
The Role
You will play a key role in designing and implementing secure, scalable Google Cloud infrastructure, with a particular focus on networking architecture and best practice deployment.
Working alongside platform engineers and security teams, you'll contribute to the build and optimisation of GCP environments using Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement GCP networking architecture (VPCs, subnets, routing, firewall rules, hybrid connectivity)
Build and manage infrastructure using Terraform modules
Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines
Deploy and manage containerised workloads using GKE
Ensure secure, resilient and scalable cloud environments aligned to banking standards
Collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering and security
Required Experience
5+ years' hands-on GCP architecture and implementation experience
Strong expertise in Google Cloud Networking
Proven experience building and maintaining Terraform modules
Experience with CI/CD tooling and DevOps practices
Solid experience with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Experience working within regulated or enterprise-scale environments (banking/financial services desirable)
Contract Details
Start: ASAP
Duration: 6 months initial (strong extension potential)
Location: Hybrid – 3 days onsite in Edinburgh, Bristol or Leeds / 2 days remote
Rate: £350–£400 per day
IR35: Outside IR35
If this role is of interest, please apply now.