GCP Applications Operator

GCP Applications Operator Rate: £450 day Outside IR35 Location: London - hybrid (3 days onsite) - Non negotiable Duration: 12 month Clearance: Active SC, willingness for DV Overview Join a high-impact programme delivering secure, large-scale cloud infrastructure within a UK government environment. Key Responsibilities • Build, deploy and support applications across GCP (GKE, Cloud Functions, Compute Engine, App Engine) • Operate within secure / disconnected (air-gapped) environments • Monitor services using Cloud Monitoring, Logging, and Trace • Manage deployments via CI/CD pipelines • Maintain IAM roles, service accounts and security policies (least privilege) • Support application migrations, testing and releases • Carry out BAU ops: patching, performance checks, config updates • Produce documentation (runbooks, LLDs) Key Skills & Experience • Strong hands-on experience with GCP engineering and operations • Experience with Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) • Knowledge of IAM, networking, and secure system design • Experience with Kubernetes / GKE and containerised workloads • Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and automation • Experience working in regulated or secure environments • Ability to work across engineering, architecture and security teams Nice to Have • Government / classified environment experience (SC or above) • Knowledge of NCSC or UK Government cloud standards • Experience with AI services in GCP • Multi-cloud, edge or data sovereignty experience • GCP certifications Please note this role will require you to undergo DV clearance. If you currently hold ACTIVE SC clearance and match the above requirements please reach o