Cloud Principal Engineer - GCP

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
  
  

Be Customer Focused – constantly improving our customers’ experience

• I listen to my customers
• I use available data to help make decisions
  
  

Be Human – acting with humanity and care

• I do the right thing
• I am respectful
  
  

Be Curious – thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

• I build and share new ideas
• I try new things and share my learnings
  
  

Be Agile – working with trust, pace and agility

• I have courage to be creative
• Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20
  
  

Be Inclusive – acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together

• I embrace allyship
• I have self-awareness and a desire to learn
  
  

Be Accountable – championing the plan to deliver results and growth

• I own my actions
• I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role
  
  

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment 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.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.