Google Cloud Architect
££75,000 (London) / Up to £70,000 (National) GBP
Onsite WORKING
Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent
Google Cloud Architect (Associate Manager)
Location: London, Leeds, Manchester, or Birmingham (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to £75,000 (London) / Up to £70,000 (National) + benefits
Clearance: Requires Security Clearance
Our client is a global professional services and technology consultancy helping public sector organisations modernise, transform, and scale using cloud and emerging technologies. Their teams combine strategy, engineering, and innovation to solve complex challenges at national scale - from digital infrastructure to secure government systems.
They're now hiring a Google Cloud Architect (Associate Manager level) to join their UK Google Business Group. You'll work on high-impact public sector programmes, designing and delivering secure, sovereign Google Cloud environments that support critical national services.
What you'll do: Lead the technical architecture and delivery of Google Cloud solutions for public sector clients.
Design, build, and operate secure cloud platforms, landing zones, and network architectures.
Mentor and guide small technical teams to ensure high-quality delivery.
Translate complex technical requirements into scalable, enterprise-grade solutions.
Work with stakeholders across engineering, operations, and client teams to shape cloud strategy and adoption.
What you'll bring: At least one Google Cloud Professional certification.
Strong experience across core GCP services - Compute Engine, App Engine, Cloud Storage, GKE, IAM, and VPC networking.
Background in designing, documenting, and implementing secure cloud architectures.
Solid understanding of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), automation (CI/CD), and scripting (Python, Bash).
Knowledge of cloud security controls, IAM, encryption, and hybrid networking.
Bonus points for: Experience in site reliability engineering or production operations.
Previous public sector project delivery.
Leadership of small engineering teams in a project or consulting context.
What's in it for you:
Competitive salary (up to £75k London / £70k national), 25 days' annual leave, private medical insurance, and extra paid leave for charitable work. You'll join a collaborative, growth-driven environment where your expertise directly shapes how government services operate in the cloud.
Reference: ODI/A/GCP A
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