Google Cloud Application Support Engineer

SBA are currently supporting our consultancy client, who are supporting a Central Government client. The requirement is for Google Cloud Application Support Engineer on an initial 12 month contract

Location - London (Hybrid)

What You''ll Be Doing

• Engineering secure, scalable, and resilient applications in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) environments.
• Working within disconnected environments on data-severing solutions.
• Collaborating closely with architecture, engineering and security teams to ensure seamless integration from design through delivery.
• Deploy, monitor and support applications on Google, including Cloud Functions, GKE, Compute Engine, and App Engine.
• Use Google Cloud Operations Suite (Cloud Monitoring, Logging, Trace) to maintain service health and identify potential issues.
• Execute routine operational tasks such as configuration updates, performance checks, restarts, permissions reviews, and patching activities.
• Support deployments and releases through controlled CI/CD pipelines.
• Assist with maintaining service accounts, IAM roles, and organisational policies following least-privilege principles.
• Support with application migration activities including the technical analysis, deployment and testing alongside the architecture teams.
• Develop and maintain documentation including Low Level Designs, runbooks and guidance.

What You''ll Bring

• Proven hands-on experience as a Google Application Operator specialising in Google Cloud.
• Practical hands-on knowledge of Google Distributed Cloud (GDC),
• Experience working in environments without direct internet connectivity.
• Strong engineering background with deep understanding of IaC (Terraform, Deployment Manager), automation, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Expertise in networking, IAM, containerisation (GKE/Kubernetes), and secure systems design.
• Confident working within highly regulated or classified environments where reliability and compliance are paramount.
• Strong communicator - able to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively.

NB: SC cleared role and applicants must be willing to undertake DV

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