Gcp cloud engineer Job at Barclays (Knutsford)

Gcp cloud engineer

Barclays

Location:
United Kingdom , Knutsford

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

Join us as a GCP Cloud Engineer, to design and deliver secure, scalable cloud solutions for Barclays. This role sits within our Cloud Platform Engineering team, which is responsible for building and operating resilient cloud environments for business-critical applications. You will contribute to advancing cloud adoption and operational excellence, collaborating with engineers and ensuring high standards for our Internet-facing platforms.

Job Responsibility:

Build Engineering: Development, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements ensuring measurable reliability, performance, availability, and ease of use
Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address, and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities, or outages
Automation: Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention, utilising software scripting/coding disciplines
Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, and other security threats
Teamwork: Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define IT Infrastructure requirements, devise solutions, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives
Learning: Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth

Requirements:

Deploying and operating cloud services at scale, including networking, IAM, monitoring, and resource handling
Writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform
Designing and implementing automated CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure using tools such as GitLab and programming languages like Python

Nice to have:

Knowledge of cloud security best practices for Internet-facing environments, particularly within GCP
Experience with multi-cloud platforms and Kubernetes orchestration, focusing on security, high availability, and performance
Ability to mentor team members and deliver projects using Agile methodologies

What we offer:

Competitive holiday allowance
Life assurance
Private medical care
Pension contribution

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 16, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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