Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Job summary

Seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer with expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Kubernetes to design and maintain sovereign cloud infrastructure for national security operations.

Qualifications

• Active UK SC Clearance, ideally MoD Developed Vetting or eligibility for DV
• Experience delivering cloud platforms within UK Defence or National Security environments
• Knowledge of UK Government Security Classifications and NCSC guidelines
• Expertise in Terraform for infrastructure management
• Understanding of GCP networking
• Experience administering GKE / GKE Enterprise
• Hands-on experience with container security and Service Mesh

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise-grade GCP environments and Sovereign Landing Zones using Terraform and Ansible
• Manage, scale, and secure production GKE and GKE Enterprise clusters in air-gapped or low-bandwidth environments
• Implement Zero-Trust network topologies and IAM policies aligned with security frameworks
• Operate fully disconnected, sovereign cloud nodes and handle offline artifact management
• Build secure CI/CD pipelines incorporating container scanning and automated policy enforcement
• Configure private interconnects and network firewalls to ensure data sovereignty

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Relocation