Cloud Platform Engineer with GCP

Who We Are

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization.

In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney. About WPP WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.

We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. com . Cloud Platform Engineer needed to design, build and maintain our cloud infrastructure and platform services on Google Cloud Platform, with a strong focus on event-driven architectures.

What you’ll get to do: You will leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform, design and manage our event-driven API gateway using Apigee X, and ensure robust observability with New Relic. This role involves enhancing platform reliability, scalability, and performance for critical, real-time event-driven systems. What you should have: Proven experience as a Cloud Platform Engineer or DevOps Engineer.

Extensive experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services and architecture. Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform. Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and managing event-driven architectures.

Proficiency with Apigee X for API management, specifically in developing and securing event-driven API ecosystems. Expertise in setting up and managing monitoring, alerting, and observability tools, particularly New Relic, for complex distributed systems. Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation best practices for cloud deployments.

Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes in event-driven contexts. Ability to troubleshoot complex platform issues and optimize cloud resource utilization. Bonus points if you have: GCP Professional Cloud Architect or DevOps Engineer certification.

, AWS, Azure). Scripting skills in languages like Python or Go. , Cloud Functions, Cloud Run) for event processing.

, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Kafka). Experience with advanced security practices in cloud environments. What we can offer you: Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills.

Who You Are

. Permanent only: We offer a great

Benefits

package including training opportunities, medical insurance, Dental insurance, Meal cards, social events, family friendly policies, discounts with hundreds of retailers and much more. Our culture thrives on our core values, designed for impact-driven individuals: Heart, Brains and Courage.