GCP Engineer - Sheffield

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Junior GCP Cloud Engineer to work for our client within the banking sector. This is initially a 6-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in Sheffield.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with experience (or strong interest) in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and a solid foundation in Python and SQL. Youll support the design and implementation of cloud-native solutions, develop automation tools, and contribute to data pipelines and system performance monitoring.

Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and manage scalable infrastructure on GCP (Google Cloud Platform) Build and maintain data pipelines and workflows using GCP-native tools (e.g., Cloud Dataflow, BigQuery, Pub/Sub)

Develop automation scripts and internal tools using Python

Write optimized SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, and reporting

Monitor system performance and help troubleshoot issues across cloud services

Collaborate with data engineers, developers, and DevOps teams to deliver robust, cloud-native solutions

Support cloud governance initiatives: ensure security, compliance, and cost-efficiency of cloud operations

Document architecture decisions, automation processes, and best practices

Requirements:

2 years hands-on experience with GCP preferred (e.g., IAM, Compute Engine, BigQuery, Cloud Storage). AWS or Azure experience also considered

Working knowledge of SQL for data analysis and transformation

Proficiency in Python for scripting and automation

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (e.g., Git)

Understanding of basic cloud networking, security, and cost management principles

Strong desire to grow technical skills and contribute to cross-functional teams

Desirable:

Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Deployment Manager)

Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, GKE)

Basic understanding of data engineering or DevOps practices

Why join us?

Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career

Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad

Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field

Annual leave, work-place pension and BAYE share scheme

About FDM We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UKs leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Information :

• Company : FDM Group Limited
• Position : GCP Engineer - Sheffield
• Location : United Kingdom
• Country : GB