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Job Type: Permanent
Location: Manchester
Ready to utilize your knowledge of Network Engineer?
We have an exciting role for you– Senior GCP VDC Network Engineer!
Careers at TCS: It means more
TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.
* Gain access to endless learning opportunities.
* Lead a team and their technical growth.
* Collaborate with customers and stakeholders.
The Role
As a Senior GCP VDC Network Engineer you will be part of our Public Cloud Platform and help achieve our mission to provide compliant and efficient Google Cloud Infrastructure, product and DevOps capabilities for the Group and drive innovation to enable customers to have rapid and seamless Google Cloud adoption and build their business journeys more scalable, resilient and efficient. Your role will be part of a cross-disciplinary feature team in addition to being a highly experienced member of our wider client engineering team delivering change.
Your role as a GCP VDC Network specialist involves supporting teams with modern DevOps solutions, curating scalable GCP Cloud Products as IaC and building VDC network layer and modernizing the cloud network services. You'll learn new skills, technologies and approaches to software development as well as benefiting from a culture that celebrates diversity and equal opportunity.
Key Responsibilities:
* Design, implement, and manage GCP Virtual Data Centre (VDC) network architecture for enterprise workloads
* Configure and maintain VPCs, subnets, firewalls, routing, and peering for secure and scalable connectivity
* Implement Hybrid Connectivity solutions (Cloud VPN, Interconnect) for on-prem and multi-cloud integration
* Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for network resources using Terraform / Terraform Cloud
* Automate network provisioning and configuration workflows using Python scripting
* Enforce GCP Organization Policies for network security and compliance (IP restrictions, encryption, access control)
* Integrate network deployments into CI/CD pipelines for automated provisioning and updates
* Implement policy-as-code guardrails for network governance using Sentinel or OPA
* Optimize network performance and reliability through monitoring, logging, and proactive tuning
* Collaborate with security teams to implement network security best practices (firewall rules, private access, service perimeter)
* Support migration of legacy network configurations into unified, reusable templates
* Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues across GCP VDC environments.
Your Profile
Key skills/knowledge/experience:
* Strong hands-on experience in GCP Networking (VPC, subnets, firewall, routing, peering)
* Expertise in Hybrid Connectivity (Cloud VPN, Interconnect)
* Terraform / Terraform Cloud for IaC
* Python scripting for automation
* Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub, Harness) for network automation
* Knowledge of GCP Organization Policy and policy-as-code frameworks (Sentinel/OPA)
* GCP Certified (preferably Professional Cloud Network Engineer)
* Good to have: Experience with IDE platforms for Cloud Engineering (e.g., Backstage)
* Looking for Senior Engineering Skills as GCP Cloud SMEs
* Good communicator, collaborator and Leader with experience working with multiple organizational stakeholders
TCS is consistently voted as a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.
We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.
Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing
Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.
We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at UKI.recruitment@tcs.com if you would like to opt in.
If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us at UKI.recruitment@tcs.com with the subject line: “Adjustment Request” or call TCS London Office 02031552100 / +44 204 520 2575 to request an adjustment. We welcome requests prior to you completing the application and at any stage of the recruitment process.
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Due to the high volume of applications, we will be unable to contact each applicant individually on the status of their application. If you have not received a direct response within 30 days, then it should be deemed unsuccessful on this occasion.
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Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Information Technology
Industries
* IT Services and IT Consulting
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