Job Description

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This role sits within Deloitte's Engineering Platforms team - part of our Business Technology offering within Technology & Transformation. Our mission is to build, run and evolve the platforms that power Deloitte's managed services and digital solutions across Cloud, AI and Data. We design and manage the firm's next-generation multi-cloud environments, enabling secure, automated, and scalable operations that underpin innovation across our clients and internal platforms.
As a GCP Engineer, you'll be joining our OpenCloud Engineering team, which delivers and maintains Deloitte's Google Cloud Platform (GCP) landing zone and automation framework - the foundation for our global OpenCloud platform and internal managed services capability.
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This is a hands-on engineering role responsible for the ongoing design, operation and evolution of Deloitte's Google Cloud Platform (GCP) landing zone - ensuring that it remains secure, compliant, automated, and aligned to best practice. You'll play a key role in administering, maintaining, and enhancing the platform that enables our firm's cloud-managed services and client solutions.
Working as part of a collaborative engineering team, you'll build, operate, and continually improve the firm's GCP ecosystem - focusing on automation, infrastructure as code, and platform engineering excellence. You'll contribute to developing standard operating procedures, runbooks, and automated workflows that keep the environment evergreen and resilient.
You'll report to the Cloud Engineering Lead (GCP) and collaborate closely with colleagues across our multi-cloud engineering teams (AWS, Azure), Cyber, and Platform Operations, ensuring that our GCP environment integrates seamlessly with Deloitte's wider IT ecosystems and remains compliant with the firm's governance, risk, and security standards.
Key Responsibilities:

• Administer and operate Deloitte's enterprise GCP platform, including project provisioning, lifecycle management, and account decommissioning.
• Develop, maintain, and execute Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for day-to-day operations and incident response.
• Design and implement secure, scalable GCP infrastructure and services using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles with Terraform.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, and compliance teams to maintain GCP security guardrails and best-practice configurations.
• Contribute to the ongoing design and development of the GCP landing zone to ensure evergreen architecture, automation, and resilience.
• Use Python to build automation scripts, tooling, and integrations that streamline platform management and improve operational efficiency.
• Monitor and improve GCP resource utilisation, cost optimisation, and operational performance.
• Integrate GCP projects and resources into Deloitte's OpenCloud management platform to ensure consistent governance and visibility.
• Participate in incident response, change management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support knowledge sharing and documentation to build platform capability across the wider engineering community.

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Essentials:

• Proven experience managing and operating Google Cloud Platform environments at scale.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Proficiency in Python for automation, scripting, and integrations.
• Strong understanding of GCP architecture, networking, IAM, and security fundamentals.
• Experience working with Cloud Operations, Monitoring, and Cost Management tools.
• Collaborative mindset and experience working within Agile or DevOps teams.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• UK residency and ability to obtain government security clearance if required.

Desirables:

• Holding or working towards a Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect or Google Cloud Professional DevOps Engineer certification (or equivalent).
• Knowledge of other cloud providers (AWS, Azure) or hybrid cloud integration patterns.
• Experience in designing or maintaining secure landing zones for enterprise-scale deployments.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow, automation runbooks, or cloud management platforms.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.

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Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.
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Our hybrid working policy
You'll be based in one of our UK offices with hybrid working.
At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.
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Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.
We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.
Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.
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A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.
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