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We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas to life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement.
We are looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to join us, to help keep Kingfisher’s data transformation platform stable, secure and ready to scale and support teams across the business to make better, data‑led decisions. Working in a Google Cloud Platform environment, you’ll balance operational excellence with continuous improvement, contributing to a platform that enables innovation and growth across Kingfisher.
This role will be based out of our B&Q Head Office just outside Southampton, with an expectation of 12 days a month in the office. There is also out of hours support required with this role - 24/7 support every one in six weeks.
Ensure the availability, performance and scalability of the data transformation platform, responding to operational needs and stakeholder feature requests.
Design, build and optimise cloud infrastructure and CI/CD workflows.
Develop and maintain reliable CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments, supporting safe and efficient delivery.
Continuously identify opportunities to improve platform stability, resilience and security, proposing practical enhancements.
Work closely with data engineers, developers and security colleagues to deliver well‑designed, well‑documented solutions.
Create and maintain clear, up‑to‑date documentation for the platform and new features.
Strong hands‑on experience working with Google Cloud Platform (and/or Azure), including BigQuery, Dataproc, Databricks and data integration workflows.
Proven experience using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code in GCP.
Solid understanding of GCP networking.
Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines using Cloud Build, Cloud Deploy or comparable DevOps tooling.
Solid understanding of cloud networking and security best practices.
Experience collaborating within data or platform engineering teams, with a clear, inclusive communication style.
How We Work
We believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home working for focus with time spent connecting and collaborating - whether in our offices or at offsite locations. On average, around 60% of your time will involve in-person collaboration.
We value the perspectives new team members bring and encourage you to apply - even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements.
What We Offer
An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here.
We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career. Scroll down below to find out more about our benefits.
Diversity & Inclusion
Our customers come from all walks of life - and so do we. We’re committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.
Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.
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