Senior GCP Platform Architect - Agentic ERP - Freelance/Remote

Senior GCP Platform Engineer / Architect – Agentic ERP Platform

Fully Remote | UK/Europe | Freelance Contract | Flexible 0-25 Hours per Week | Outside IR35

We are working with a global enterprise software organisation building a next-generation AI platform for some of the world’s largest SAP, Oracle and JD Edwards customers.

We’re looking for an experienced Senior GCP Platform Engineer / Architect to design and build the Google Cloud platform that underpins enterprise AI capabilities. This is a hands-on architecture role focused on secure, scalable, production-grade cloud platforms rather than AI research or proof-of-concepts.

You’ll work closely with the VP of Platform Engineering to define reusable GCP architecture, deployment patterns and cloud standards used across multiple enterprise customers.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Design and build enterprise AI platforms on Google Cloud using modern cloud-native services.
• Architect secure, scalable GCP environments for AI workloads and enterprise ERP integrations.
• Design container and serverless platforms using GKE, Cloud Run and Cloud Functions.
• Build reusable Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Config Connector.
• Implement secure networking, IAM, Workload Identity and customer-isolated deployments.
• Develop event-driven architectures using Pub/Sub, Eventarc and Cloud Tasks.
• Partner with Solution Architects to translate enterprise customer requirements into production-ready GCP solutions.
• Define platform standards, reference architectures and deployment best practices.
• Support pre-sales architecture discussions and technical design reviews.

What We’re Looking For:

We’re interested in engineers who have designed and operated production GCP platforms, ideally supporting enterprise AI or data-driven workloads.

Essential:

• 8+ years’ Google Cloud Platform engineering experience.
• Strong GCP platform architecture across GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, networking and IAM.
• Production experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Kubernetes platform engineering.
• Strong Python scripting and automation.
• Experience building secure, multi-project enterprise cloud environments.
• CI/CD and platform automation.
• Experience working within regulated enterprise environments.
• Excellent communication skills and customer-facing architecture experience.

Highly Desirable:

• Vertex AI and Gemini.
• Vertex AI Agent Builder or production AI platform delivery.
• RAG, vector search or enterprise AI architectures.
• BigQuery and modern data platforms.
• Experience integrating with enterprise applications such as SAP, Oracle or JD Edwards.
• Google Professional Cloud certifications.

Why Apply?

• Long-term, flexible freelance engagement.
• Fully remote.
• Work on cutting-edge enterprise AI platform engineering.
• Influence the architecture of a global AI platform used by Fortune 500 organisations.
• Flexible on-demand model (typically 0-20 hours per week), ideal for experienced consultants looking to support high-impact engineering initiatives.