Cloud Platform Engineer

bet365 Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online gaming company is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer in Manchester to enhance their Google Cloud environments. You will play a key role in maintaining and improving the cloud platform, supporting stakeholders, and driving modern engineering practices. This role offers a hybrid working model with opportunities for personal and professional growth, as well as perks such as eye care and life assurance.

Benefits

Eye care

Flu Vaccinations

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Significant experience working with public cloud at scale, preferably Google Cloud.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using industry-standard tooling.
• Strong understanding of security considerations in the public cloud.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the cloud platform as part of a team.
• Take accountability for delivering public cloud pathfinder initiatives.
• Influence technical aspects of the journey to the public cloud.

Skills

Public cloud experience

Infrastructure as Code

Automation and scripting

Kubernetes and GKE

Networking in Public Cloud

Security in public cloud

Financial management in cloud

Tools

Terraform

G-Cloud

Bash

Python

Golang

Job description

As a Cloud Platform Engineer, you will help to build, operate and enhance our expanding Google Cloud environments as part of our Technology function.

Full-time

Closes 28/01/2026

We are excited to announce the growth of our cloud platform team, who help build and support the Business alongside the deployment of new products.

A long-term initiative is underway to build a public Cloud capability, which will be equal with the Company’s On-Premise know-how. This will create a seamless hybrid operating model delivering against the needs of the Business.

We’re looking for someone who has a passion for working on innovative initiatives and will make an immediate impact to the Business by bringing their own experience to a challenging but vibrant environment. You will be given the support and training to allow you to grow and progress within this position.

This role is eligible for inclusion in the Company’s hybrid working from home policy.

Preferred Skills and Experience

Significant and broad public cloud experience at scale preferably with Google Cloud.

Strong core platform knowledge in Projects and Folders, IAM and Billing.

Proficiency operating with Infrastructure as Code using industry standard tooling, preferably Terraform and methodologies.

Confident in utilising custom automation and scripting using tools such as G-Cloud, CLI, Bash, Python and Golang.

In depth understanding of modern platform stacks such as Kubernetes or GKE, as well as affiliated technologies and workflows including service mesh/ingress, CI/CD, monitoring stacks and security instruments.

Strong understanding of networking in Public Cloud environments.

Clear grasp of security considerations when operating in the public cloud.

Practical understanding of financial management in the cloud and FinOps concepts.

What you will be doing

Maintaining and improving our cloud platform as part of a team whilst acting as a key escalation point where necessary.

Taking accountability for the end-to-end delivery of public cloud pathfinder initiatives.

Working with and influencing others to advocate and lead technical aspects of our journey to the public cloud.

Working with the team to embed the cloud platform team in the operational running of the wider technology function.

Supporting and consulting with stakeholders.

Driving engineering excellence across your team by fostering modern engineering practices and processes.

Working with the team to develop the next iteration of self-serve automation technologies.

Bonus

Eye care and Flu Vaccinations

Life Assurance

Life at bet365

We are a unique global operator with passion and drive to be the best in the industry. Our values form the foundation of culture and shape the unique way that we work. People are our superpower and we support you to be the best you can be.