Job description:
Wipro’s dynamic approach to people, process, and technology has led them to be an industry leader for decades. Additionally, since 2006, Wipro has helped companies power their business with the cloud. We provide professional services that help enterprises move faster, rethink processes and change the way their employees work.
Were looking for a GCP Platform Engineer to work in the UK on a fixed term contract basis. The location for this role can be Halifax, Manchester, Bristol or Leeds. The successful candidate should have proven experience designing, building, and operating secure, automated cloud platform capabilities with a focus on Azure (with readiness to cross‑train in GCP as required).
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver and maintain secure, automated GCP API Management platform capabilities, supporting both API Gateway and broader integration products.
- Enable product teams to deliver API‑first services using reusable patterns and robust integration tools.
- Develop and maintain IaC solutions for provisioning and managing Azure and GCP resources, ensuring consistency, repeatability, and compliance.
- Embed security best practices throughout the platform lifecycle to safeguard organisational and customer data.
- Define, monitor, and operate against SLOs/SLIs to ensure availability, performance, and resilience.
- Drive automation, observability enhancement, and performance tuning to reduce manual effort and improve reliability.
- Work closely with architecture and feature teams to evolve the cloud roadmap and platform products.
- Contribute to documentation, technical enablement, and engineering standards.
- Mentor team members and promote a culture of continuous learning.
Required Experience & Skills
- Proven experience designing, building, and operating secure, automated cloud platform capabilities with a focus on Azure (with readiness to cross‑train in GCP as required).
- Strong proficiency with Terraform (minimum).
- Experience with modern CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions, Harness, and Jenkins.
- Deep understanding of GCP API Management (Apigee) infrastructure and API Gateway solutions.
- Familiarity with API design and security standards (REST/OpenAPI, authentication/authorisation, mTLS, certificate lifecycle management).
- Hands‑on experience with GCP Cloud Armor, GCP Networking, and implementation of secure‑by‑design controls across platform lifecycle.
- Experience with GKE, container runtimes, and service mesh patterns (e.g., Istio).
- Ability to implement actionable observability solutions.
- Performance tuning and automation to reduce toil.
- Experience defining and operating to SLOs/SLIs.
- Proficiency in Bash, PowerShell, or Python.
- Familiarity with HashiCorp Vault, Harness, and Backstage is desirable.
- Ability to mentor engineers, contribute to communities of practice, and uphold platform engineering standards.
- GCP certifications are desirable.
Inclusion
We don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working.
And we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our talent acquisition team who will be happy to support you.
Your Benefits:
You will receive a competitive salary, a generous benefits package and training & development in areas to help you improve.
Equal Opportunities:
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and makes all employment and employment -related decisions without regard to a person's race, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Why wait?
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.
