Senior GCP VDC Network Engineer
6 days ago
Manchester
Key Responsibilities: • Design, implement, and manage GCP Virtual Data Centre (VDC) network architecture for enterprise workloads, • Configure and maintain VPCs, subnets, Firewalls, routing, and peering for secure and scalable connectivity, • Implement Hybrid Connectivity solutions (Cloud VPN, Interconnect) for on-prem and multi-cloud integration, • Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for network resources using Terraform/Terraform Cloud, • Automate network provisioning and configuration workflows using Python Scripting, • Enforce GCP Organization Policies for network security and compliance (IP restrictions, encryption, access control), • Integrate network deployments into CI/CD pipelines for automated provisioning and updates, • Implement policy-as-code guardrails for network governance using Sentinel or OPA, • Optimize network performance and reliability through monitoring, logging, and proactive tuning, • Collaborate with security teams to implement network security best practices (Firewall rules, private access, service perimeter), • Support migration of Legacy network configurations into unified, reusable templates Key skills/knowledge/experience: • Strong hands-on experience in GCP Networking (VPC, subnets, Firewall, routing, peering), • Expertise in Hybrid Connectivity (Cloud VPN, Interconnect), • Terraform/Terraform Cloud for IaC, • Python Scripting for automation, • Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub, Harness) for network automation, • Knowledge of GCP Organization Policy and policy-as-code frameworks (Sentinel/OPA), • GCP Certified (preferably Professional Cloud Network Engineer), • Looking for Senior Engineering Skills as GCP Cloud SMEs, • Good communicator, collaborator and Leader with experience working with multiple organizational stakeholders