Job Title: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Administrator
Location: Birmingham, UK-based - Hybrid working
Salary/Rate: £350 - £400 (Flexable) - Inside IR35
Job Type: 6 Month Contract

We are undertaking a project to migrate part of an existing service from an offshore Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment into a UK-based GCP account. An experienced GCP Administrator is required to take ownership of this migration and the associated GCP environment in the short to medium term.

Due to current capacity and skills constraints, this role will be responsible for end-to-end GCP administration throughout the project life cycle, followed by structured handover and training to internal teams ahead of go-live.

The engagement will cover setup, migration support, go-live assistance, and knowledge transfer.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

• Administer and manage a UK-based GCP environment
• Support migration of services from an offshore GCP account to a UK GCP account
• Set up, configure, and maintain GCP infrastructure to support applications
• Implement and manage GCP security, IAM, networking, and governance
• Support application updates deployed via GitHub into the UK GCP environment
• Ensure platform stability, performance, and compliance during migration
• Produce documentation and provide structured knowledge transfer
• Assist with upskilling internal teams ahead of go-live

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Strong hands-on experience as a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Administrator
• Proven experience delivering GCP migrations, ideally across regions or accounts
• Solid understanding of:
• GCP IAM and security best practices
• Networking, compute, storage, and monitoring
• CI/CD workflows (GitHub-based deployments)
• Experience working in regulated or security-conscious environments
• Ability to work independently and take full ownership of infrastructure delivery
• Strong documentation and knowledge transfer skills

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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