Job Title: Senior Google Cloud Platform Platform Engineer

Experience: 11+ Years
Location: Multiple Locations, USA
Position: Contract

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Google Cloud Platform Platform Engineer with 11+ years of overall IT experience and strong hands-on expertise in Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform). The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, building, managing, and optimizing scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure and platform services.

Required Skills & Responsibilities

• 11+ years of overall experience in IT infrastructure, cloud engineering, or platform engineering.

• Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform).

• Expertise in Google Cloud Platform services such as GKE, Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud Networking, IAM, Cloud SQL, and Cloud Monitoring.

• Strong experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration.

• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, or Cloud Build.

• Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix administration and scripting using Python, Bash, or Shell.

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform networking, VPC, load balancing, firewalls, DNS, and security configurations.

• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions.

• Knowledge of cloud security, IAM policies, encryption, and compliance.

• Experience in automation, platform standardization, and infrastructure optimization.

• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and performance-tuning skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect or Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer certification.

• Experience with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD or Flux.

• Knowledge of Helm, Prometheus, and Grafana.

• Experience with SRE practices, high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity.

• Experience migrating enterprise applications and infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform.

• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.