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Google Cloud Platform Architect

Job in Glasgow, Glasgow City Area, G1, Scotland, UK
Listing for: Sanderson Recruitment
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-12
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Cloud Engineer - Software, Software Architect, DevOps
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 104000 GBP Yearly GBP 104000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Salary: £104, per year

Requirements
  • 5+ years of production software engineering experience with strong system design and development skills
  • Hands-on Google Cloud Platform experience building and operating cloud-native workloads
  • Experience in cloud architecture, distributed systems, security, AI/ML, or platform engineering
  • Advanced programming expertise in Go and/or Python
  • Kubernetes platform engineering experience, including CRDs and API extensions
  • Strong knowledge of Kubernetes internals, multi-tenancy, and observability
  • Proven experience with CI/CD, automation, infrastructure as code, and deployment pipelines
  • Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile delivery, resiliency, and security
  • Practical use of AI-assisted development tools such as Git Hub Copilot or Claude Code
  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and technical leadership skills
Responsibilities
  • Design and deliver complex cloud-native solutions
  • Make strategic architectural decisions and solve ambiguous technical challenges
  • Develop secure, high-quality code
  • Lead architecture reviews and create design artefacts such as RFCs, ADRs, and architecture diagrams
  • Influence multiple teams through technical design and architectural direction
  • Drive operational excellence by improving system reliability, scalability, performance, and observability
  • Evaluate new technologies and vendors
  • Shape cloud platform strategy
  • Contribute to best practices in CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and cloud-native engineering
  • Mentor engineers, lead communities of practice, and raise engineering standards across the organisation
Technologies
  • AI
  • API
  • Architect
  • CI/CD
  • Claude Code
  • Cloud
  • Copilot
  • Git Hub
  • Support
  • Kubernetes
  • Python
  • Security
  • GCP
More

We are offering a brand new contract opportunity for a seasoned Google Cloud Platform Architect to join a large-scale programme for our global client based in our Glasgow office. This is a 6-month initial contract on a daily rate of £450 via umbrella, with an ASAP start. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives.

Our people and partnership-focused approach drives our success, and we support candidates who need adjustments during the recruitment process.

last updated 33 week of 2026

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