Platform Engineer (GCP)

Prestigious opportunity for a talented and experienced Platform Engineer to join a rapidly growing digital engineering team delivering cutting edge solutions across a diverse portfolio of clients.This is hands on applying your deep engineering and architectural expertise to design, build, and evolve scalable platform solutions that drive digital transformation within some of the UK's most exciting organisations.Collaborating closely with highly skilled, cross functional teams, you will work alongside engineers, architects, and product specialists to push boundaries and deliver impactful, high quality outcomes.Key responsibilities:Design, build, and maintain robust cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelinesContribute across the full software development lifecycleProvide technical leadership and input into system and architecture designCollaborate with cross functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions.Write clean, well documented code and contribute to technical documentationProactively monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issuesContinuously improve platform performance, security, and reliabilityStay current with emerging technologies and drive innovation and adoptionCommunicate complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholdersIf you possess a combination of some of the following skills, then LET'S TALK!Strong experience designing and managing cloud native platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Hands-on expertise with services such as:Compute Engine, GKE (Kubernetes), Cloud StorageVPC networking, IAM, Cloud FunctionsProven experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)Strong background in CI/CD pipeline design (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Cloud Build)Proficiency in scripting/programming (e.g., Python, Bash, Go)Experience with containerisation & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, and identity managementExperience with monitoring & observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar)Strong Git/version control experienceExposure to the following skills is advantageous but not essential: -Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, on-premise).Exposure to service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) and configuration management tools (e.g., Chef, Puppet).Knowledge of site reliability engineering (SRE) principles and practices.Familiarity with GCP AI/ML services (AI Platform, AutoML).In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing career development and a market leading benefits package in a flexible, hybrid working environment.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.ukTPBN1_UKTJ