We are looking for a contract Senior Cloud Engineer who can take ownership of a growing Google Cloud platform, strengthen CI/CD pipelines, and push automation hard. £475 p/d, fully remote and outside IR35 is the juicy detail. If you enjoy improving systems, questioning the way it s always been done , and working in a high-expectation environment then this role is for you. Automation using GCP and Kubernetes is the key for this role What you ll be doing Working across core GCP services including Compute Engine, IAM, VPC, Cloud SQL (Postgres), and networking Building, maintaining, and improving CI/CD pipelines that teams actually trust Driving automation-first engineering (because manual changes belong in the past) Supporting and evolving a Kubernetes (GKE) platform running production workloads Using Ansible to manage and standardise environments Giving confident, in-depth updates, demos, and explanations of your work often at short notice What is needed: Solid understanding of Google Cloud fundamentals Strong CI/CD and automation experience Hands-on Kubernetes experience (GKE ideal) Someone confident enough to challenge, suggest improvements, and own outcomes Comfortable working under pressure in a demanding client environment If you are keen then APPLY NOW. Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.