Senior GCP Platform Engineer - 19864

Assignment Description

We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer with strong Google Cloud Platform expertise to strengthen a Platform & Enablement capability within the Data & Analytics domain.

The role focuses on designing and building cloud platform capabilities using GCP, GKE/Kubernetes and Terraform, with strong emphasis on automation, security, reliability, CI/CD, observability and developer self-service.

What You Will Work On

Design, build and improve platform capabilities on Google Cloud Platform
Work hands-on with GKE/Kubernetes and container-based workloads
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
Contribute to CI/CD and GitOps delivery patterns
Work with GCP networking, IAM, workload identity and security
Develop reusable platform components and enable developer self-service
Support monitoring, logging, observability and operational reliability
Support engineering teams onboarding workloads onto the platform
Collaborate with platform engineers, data engineers, architects and security teams
Define technical standards, reusable patterns and platform capabilities
Take technical ownership while remaining hands-on

What You Bring

Senior-level experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering or DevOps
Several years of hands-on production experience with Google Cloud Platform
Strong practical experience with GKE and Kubernetes
Strong hands-on experience with Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
Experience with cloud platform foundations and landing zones
Experience with IAM, workload identity, networking and cloud security
Strong experience with CI/CD and automated delivery
Experience with monitoring, logging and observability
Experience supporting multiple engineering teams through shared platform capabilities
Ability to work independently and take technical ownership
Strong English communication skills
Senior / Level 4 experience

Meritorious

Experience with GCP data services: BigQuery, Dataflow and Pub/Sub
Experience with Apache Beam
Experience with data ingestion and streaming platforms
Experience with GitOps and Helm
Experience with Backstage / Internal Developer Platforms
Experience with Python and Bash
Experience with Google Cloud networking and security services
Multi-cloud experience with GCP, Azure and/or AWS
Experience in regulated or security-sensitive enterprise environments
Experience with developer self-service and platform enablement