Full job descriptionSenior Cloud Engineer - GCPSC Cleared or Previously SC Cleared | UK Public Sector | Contract
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to support the assessment and design of a secure, enterprise-scale Google Cloud environment for a major UK public-sector organisation.
Working closely with the Lead Cloud Architect, you’ll assess the existing cloud estate, validate technical decisions and develop proof-of-concepts to help shape the future multi-cloud platform.
This is an opportunity to influence the design of a secure, scalable cloud environment, combining hands-on engineering with architecture, security and governance.
Key responsibilities*Assess existing AWS and GCP environments, including IAM, security, governance and platform configuration.

*Support the design of enterprise multi-cloud landing zones and governance models.

*Review account and project structures, access controls, logging and security tooling.

*Develop proof-of-concepts covering cloud landing zones, provisioning and governance.

*Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.

*Support CI/CD automation, ideally using GitHub Actions.

*Identify technical risks, dependencies and implementation considerations.

*Work alongside the Lead Cloud Architect to validate architectural decisions and future-state designs.

Essential experience*Active or lapsed SC clearance
*Strong enterprise cloud engineering experience across AWS and GCP.

*Experience designing or implementing cloud landing zones and large-scale account or organisation structures.

*Strong knowledge of IAM, cloud security, governance and audit logging.

*Advanced Terraform / Infrastructure as Code capability.

*Experience with AWS Control Tower, AWS Organizations, Google Cloud Foundation Fabric or equivalent frameworks.

*Strong understanding of multi-cloud platform engineering.

*Previous experience within government, public-sector or regulated environments.

Security clearanceWe’re also happy to consider candidates who have previously held SC clearance, even if it has since lapsed.
We can explore reactivation or a new clearance application where appropriate, subject to eligibility, the relevant security checks and client approval.