GCP Platform Engineer

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About the Role

GCP Platform Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and implement

  GCP Landing Zones

  tailored for production workloads with security, compliance, and scalability in mind.
• Use

  Terraform

  to codify infrastructure, enforce configuration consistency, and manage state across environments.
• Set up

  GCP Organization

  ,

  folders

  ,

  projects

  ,

  service accounts

  ,

  IAM policies

  ,

  billing configurations

  , and

  shared VPCs

  .
• Implement guardrails, policies, and automation using tools such as

  Terraform Cloud

  ,

  GCP Config Validator

  , and

  Policy Library

  .
• Work with

  networking

  and

  security teams

  to configure firewalls, subnets, NATs, VPNs, and private service access.
• Establish

  CI/CD pipelines

  for infrastructure deployment using tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Cloud Build.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to enable

  DevSecOps

  and

  cloud-native practices

  .
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of infrastructure, policies, and deployment processes.
• Monitor and optimize cost, performance, and security posture of the GCP environment.

Required Qualifications

• 48 years of experience in cloud engineering with a strong focus on

  Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

  .
• Proven experience in setting up

  enterprise-grade Landing Zones

  in GCP.
• Expertise in

  Terraform

  , including module creation, state management, and collaboration workflows.
• Solid knowledge of

  GCP IAM

  ,

  VPC design

  ,

  Shared VPC

  ,

  Security Command Center

  ,

  Cloud Logging

  ,

  Monitoring

  , and

  Service Controls

  .
• Experience with

  CI/CD pipelines

  for IaC deployments.
• Understanding of cloud security principles, identity and access management, and compliance requirements.
• Proficient in

  scripting

  languages such as Python, Bash, or Go.

Preferred Qualifications

• GCP Professional Cloud Architect

  or

  GCP DevOps Engineer

  certification.
• Familiarity with

  multi-cloud environments

  or

  hybrid cloud setups

  .
• Knowledge of

  Kubernetes (GKE)

  and

  Anthos

  is a plus.
• Experience with

  GitOps

  workflows and tools like

  ArgoCD

  or

  Flux

  .

  Role & responsibilities

Preferred candidate profile