GCP Platform Lead

Sector:FinTech/Financial Services
Salary/Rate:£180,000-£200,000
Job type:Perm
Town/City:City of London
County:London
Job ref:LK8PPV
Post Date:13. 05. 2025
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Meet Our Recruiter

Craig Mullen
Craig Mullen
Director
0203 479 4931
craig@ncounter.co.uk

About the Role

GCP Platform Lead

We're on the hunt for a GCP Lead Platform Engineer to take the reins on designing and building our next-gen cloud systems. If you love solving tough problems, automating everything, and working with cutting-edge tech - this one's for you.

What You’ll Do

Own the design and build of GCP infrastructure from the ground up Lead platform projects across GKE, Terraform, CI/CD, and more Automate everything: deployments, monitoring, scaling, and security Collaborate with DevOps, data, and security teams to deliver slick cloud solutions Push forward innovation and best practices in cloud architecture Be the go-to expert for GCP tools, performance, and reliability

What You Bring

5+ years in cloud or platform engineering (with a strong GCP focus) Confident designing cloud-native systems, especially with Kubernetes & Terraform Scripting chops in Python, Go, or Bash Real-world GitOps experience (GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Helm, etc.) Strong understanding of IAM, VPCs, networking, and cloud security A love for solving problems, sharing knowledge, and working as a team Experience with Kafka, Consul, HAProxy, Airflow, or Tableau Cloud cost optimisation and disaster recovery experience Container-first mindset and a passion for automation

You'll be working on high-impact projects as part of a global, tech-driven team that values creativity and innovation. From day one, you’ll have the freedom to build cool, forward-thinking solutions with the full backing of a team that loves pushing boundaries. And yes, you’ll be well rewarded for doing what you do best.

If you’re excited by GCP, automation, and building world-class platforms, hit apply - we’d love to chat!

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