Google Cloud Application Operator

12-Month Contract | Outside IR35 | £450 – £500 per day
Hybrid – 3 days onsite in Central London

An experienced Google Cloud Application Operator is required to support the delivery and operation of secure cloud services within a large-scale government programme.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, support and maintain applications across Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Support applications running within secure cloud environments, including Google Distributed Cloud (training and support will be provided where required).
• Monitor application health, performance and availability using Google Cloud Operations Suite.
• Support deployments through CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform operational activities including configuration changes, patching, troubleshooting and performance monitoring.
• Manage IAM, service accounts and cloud security policies.
• Work closely with engineering, architecture and security teams.
• Support application deployment, migration and testing activities.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Commercial experience supporting and operating workloads within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with Kubernetes/GKE or containerised applications.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Good understanding of cloud networking, IAM and operational best practices.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in secure or highly regulated environments is desirable but not essential.

Desirable

• Exposure to Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) or an interest in learning it.
• Google Cloud certifications.
• Experience within government, defence or other regulated sectors.
• Knowledge of secure cloud architectures.

Contract Details

• 12-month contract
• Outside IR35
• £450 – £500 per day
• Hybrid working with 3 days onsite in Central London

Please note: Active UK SC Clearance is essential. Candidates must also be willing and eligible to undergo Developed Vetting (DV).