Cloud Engineer – GCP, Python, Terraform
2 days ago
Glasgow
Job Title: Cloud Engineer – GCP, Python, Terraform Location: Glasgow,UK Duration : 12 Months Work Type: On-site Overview: TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the UK, Europe and many other countries in the world. The client below is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries Job Description • We are looking for a skilled Cloud Engineer with deep experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Python, and Terraform to support a large-scale Google Cloud enablement initiative. This role will focus on building secure, scalable, and automated cloud foundations, enabling Vertex AI services, provisioning delivery environments, and implementing the target-state operating model across people, process, and technology., • The ideal candidate will be responsible for engineering reusable cloud infrastructure, automating platform provisioning, embedding governance and controls, and enabling high-quality, production-ready GCP services for enterprise AI/ML workloads. Key Responsibilities • Design, build, and automate GCP infrastructure using Terraform and Python., • Provision and manage cloud environments required for the program, including Production., • Develop reusable infrastructure modules, templates, and engineering patterns for scalable GCP adoption., • Implement cloud services and platform capabilities required to enable Vertex AI APIs and enterprise AI/ML workloads., • Build automation for provisioning, configuration validation, compliance checks, operational workflows, and platform integrations., • Collaborate with architecture, security, network, IAM, and platform teams to deliver compliant and production-ready cloud solutions., • Translate control-plane and operating model requirements into deployable engineering assets and standards., • Support environment setup, service onboarding, policy alignment, and release readiness for GCP workloads., • Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, governance, and resiliency requirements, especially for regulated and HCD-sensitive workloads., • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure lifecycle management, version control, and release automation., • Document platform designs, engineering standards, implementation patterns, and operational procedures., • Mentor team members and provide technical leadership on cloud engineering best practices. Required Skills and Qualifications • Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)., • Deep experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code, module development, and environment provisioning., • Strong Python development/scripting experience for automation and tooling., • Experience building and managing cloud infrastructure in enterprise environments., • Familiarity with core GCP services such as networking, compute, IAM, storage, monitoring, and security services., • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, and automated deployment practices., • Understanding of cloud governance, policy enforcement, secure design, and operational controls., • Experience designing scalable, maintainable, and reusable cloud engineering solutions., • Strong troubleshooting, collaboration, and technical documentation skills. Preferred Qualifications • Experience with Vertex AI, AI/ML platform enablement, or API-based model integration., • Exposure to enterprise cloud control planes or multi-cloud platform engineering., • Familiarity with IAM, networking, security, and policy-as-code concepts., • Experience in regulated environments such as banking or financial services., • Knowledge of SRE, observability, and production support considerations for cloud platforms., • Experience driving platform standardization and engineering operating models. TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.