Senior GCP Platform Engineer

About the role

An experienced Senior Cloud Platform Engineer with strong Google Cloud Platform (GCP) expertise is sought to design, build and support enterprise cloud solutions. The role provides technical leadership, improves platform automation and drives cloud best practices, working with engineers, architects and stakeholders to evolve cloud platforms, improve developer experience and support the organisation's cloud transformation.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build and support cloud platform solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Provide technical leadership and guidance across cloud engineering initiatives
• Drive automation, Infrastructure as Code and DevOps best practices
• Develop and support secure CI/CD pipelines and cloud platform services
• Lead security remediation and vulnerability management activities
• Build and support container-based solutions using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve cloud capabilities and developer experience
• Contribute to cloud platform standards, processes and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support cloud platform roadmap and innovation activities

Required profile

• Strong experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using GitLab or similar tools
• Experience with cloud security, networking, identity and compliance principles
• Software engineering experience with languages such as Golang, Python or similar
• Strong understanding of DevOps and cloud automation practices
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a problem-solving mindset
• GCP certifications and other cloud certifications are highly regarded