GCP Engineer - Outside IR35

Key responsibilities
Design, build and maintain GCP infrastructure using Terraform
Build and manage CI/CD pipelines (Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Jenkins)
Deploy and run containerised workloads on GKE and Cloud Run
Set up landing zones, resource hierarchy, networking (VPC, Shared VPC, Interconnect/VPN) and IAM
Apply security best practice: least-privilege IAM, VPC Service Controls, Secret Manager, KMS
Implement monitoring, logging and alerting with Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging
Support migration of workloads from on-premise or other clouds into GCP
Optimise cloud cost and performance
Produce clear documentation and hand over knowledge to the client team
Essential skills and experience
[4]+ years' cloud engineering experience, with at least [2] years hands-on in GCP
Strong Terraform skills, including module design and remote state management
Solid experience with Kubernetes (GKE) and Docker
Good knowledge of core GCP services: Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, IAM, VPC
CI/CD pipeline build and automation
Scripting in Python, Bash or Go
Linux administration and networking fundamentals
Track record of delivering as a contractor in client-facing environments
Desirable
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect or Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer certification
Experience with BigQuery, Dataflow or other GCP data services
Policy-as-code or security tooling (OPA, Forseti, Security Command Center)
Helm, Argo CD or other GitOps tooling
Experience in [client sector, e.g. financial services or public sector]
Engagement terms
This role has been assessed as outside IR35. You'll work through your own limited company, control how and when the work is delivered against agreed outcomes, and be able to provide a substitute where appropriate. A Status Determination Statement is available on request.

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