Cloud Principal Engineer - GCP

Overview

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. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

We’re looking for a Principal Engineer - Cloud to set the technical direction for our Cloud Platform and SRE capabilities, shaping how compute, platforms and DevSecOps operate at scale.This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can influence across squads, drive strategy and roll up their sleeves when it matters.

What’s the job?

You’ll sit within our Cloud Platforms & SRE Chapter, providing technical leadership across Compute, Platform Enablement and DevSecOps squads. You’ll define and drive the technical vision for cloud platforms and compute services, working closely with engineering teams and stakeholders to shape roadmaps and long-term strategy.

Leading by example, you’ll take initiatives from proof-of-concept through to production, delivering highly available, secure and cost-efficient solutions with security shifted left. You’ll also enable self-service platforms that delight engineers and act as a trusted technical authority across multiple squads.

Leadership & Influence

• Mentor and coach engineers, raising the bar for engineering excellence
• Influence outcomes across multiple teams through expertise and collaboration

Delivery & Strategy

• Drive complex initiatives end-to-end with real customer impact
• Work closely with Architects and act as Product Owner when shaping roadmaps

Engineering Excellence

• Design and deliver robust, durable solutions for business-critical systems
• Embed best practices alongside other Principal Engineers

Innovation & Knowledge Sharing

• Champion responsible innovation and experimentation
• Share insights on emerging tools, trends and technologies

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong, trusted relationships across engineering and the wider business

What you’ll bring

• Deep expertise running containerised workloads at scale
• Strong understanding of cloud engineering workflows and platform self-service
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code and peer code review
• Expert-level knowledge of AWS or GCP (one required)
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale solutions in complex environments
• Ability to lead, inspire and influence senior engineers and stakeholders
• Exceptional problem-solving, communication and decision-making skills
• A self-starter mindset with comfort operating at high autonom

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 within our Engineering team - 20% of your time involving 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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