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GCP Governance Manager

Job Posted: a day ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Contract
Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester

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Job Description

Role Title: GCP Governance Manager
 Start Date: 8th Jan 2026
 End Date: 30th June 2026
 Location: Manchester (3 days onsite; 2 days remote)

The client is delivering non-production and production Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Landing Zones, including an Internet Facing Environment (IFE) to host external APIs. To ensure the platform meets the clients core security requirements, is onboarded on the BAU Group Cloud Governance process and complies with the Cloud Controls Framework (CCF), a dedicated GCP Governance and Compliance Manager is required. This role will focus on mapping the clients policies and standards to the GCP Landing Zone delivery, ensuring all technical and operational controls are established, evidenced, auditable, and compliant with regulatory and internal requirements.

Business Units Involved:
 Cloud Platforms, Chief Technology Office, Chief Security Office, Chief Information Security Office Risk, Chief Controls Office, Risk Owners, Group Cloud Governance.

Role Purpose:
 The GCP Governance and Compliance Manager will act as the primary governance lead for the GCP Landing Zone programme, ensuring all platform components, controls, and processes are established and aligned with the clients policies, standards, and Cloud Controls Framework. The role will bridge engineering delivery and group governance process, leading on the compliance, audit readiness, and regulatory engagement throughout the programme lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:
 * Lead the mapping of the client's internal policies, standards, and regulatory requirements to the GCP Landing Zone architecture and delivery artefacts.
 * Maintain traceability between Bank's Cloud Controls Framework, Policies & Standards and technical implementation, ensuring all controls are established, evidenced and auditable.
 * Ensure automated compliance validation, drift detection, and continuous monitoring are in place and effective.
 * Liaise with Controls Assurance and Testing teams to support controls attestation, testing, and remediation activities.
 * Serve as the governance lead for the GCP Landing Zone programme, representing the Group Cloud Governance interests in all relevant forums and working groups.
 * Prepare and present evidence for key governance approvals (e.g., ARB, GTC, CAF, CSO engagements, etc.) at each delivery milestone and ensure this is clearly documented to support the Bank's standard governance engagement model.
 * Lead on the regulatory engagement (e.g., PRA/FCA, etc) with the aim to gather the appropriate approvals and authorisation to utilise the GCP platform, by collating and providing required documentation and artefacts, drive necessary communication and reporting.
 * Onboard the GCP platform on the Group Cloud Governance process, identifying potential gaps, action remediations and transition to the BAU cloud governance team.
 * Ensure all governance, controls, and compliance documentation is complete, accurate, and ready for internal and external audit.
 * Maintain up-to-date runbooks, operational readiness playbooks, and user guides for governance-related processes.
 * Track and report on risk management, gap remediation, and controls mapping status.
 * Identify opportunities to enhance governance processes, controls, and reporting in line with the clients evolving cloud strategy.
 * Contribute to the development and periodic enhancement of the Cloud Controls Framework and related governance artefacts where required

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