Cloud Platform Infrastructure Engineer

Role Overview The Cloud Platform Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for designing, building, securing, automating, and operating enterprise-scale Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments. This role focuses on cloud infrastructure, networking, security, platform reliability, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD automation, governance, and operational excellence while working closely with customers and internal engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Engineering

- Design, build, and configure GCP cloud infrastructure, including projects, folders, organizations, and Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs).
- Provision, manage, optimize, and secure cloud resources and services.
- Define and implement scalable, resilient, and secure platform architectures.
- Oversee cloud, application, and platform architecture across the organization.

Platform Operations & Reliability

- Monitor and maintain platform reliability, availability, and performance.
- Define, track, and manage Service Level Objectives (SLOs).
- Troubleshoot and resolve platform-wide incidents, outages, and performance issues.
- Support ongoing cloud operations and continuous service improvements.

Security & Governance

- Establish and enforce Identity and Access Management (IAM), RBAC, and security policies.
- Implement cloud security best practices across infrastructure and workloads.
- Secure multi-tenant environments and ensure compliance with organizational standards.
- Manage secrets, encryption keys, and security controls using Cloud KMS and Secret Manager.
- Define and enforce resource governance policies, quotas, and access controls.

Automation & DevOps

- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
- Build reusable infrastructure modules and deployment standards.
- Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for platform and application teams.
- Enable repeatable deployments through automation and DevOps best practices.

Cost & Capacity Management

- Provide cloud capacity planning and utilization reporting.
- Recommend and implement cost optimization strategies.




- Monitor resource consumption and improve operational efficiency.

Customer Engagement

- Conduct customer workshops, technical deep dives, and architecture discussions.
- Support cloud migration initiatives from assessment through operations.
- Collaborate with customers, engineering teams, and stakeholders to resolve technical challenges.

Required Technical Skills GCP Foundations & Security

- Strong hands-on experience with GCP foundational services and architecture.

- Expertise in

- Identity Management

- Federation

- IAM

- Cloud Security

- Secret Manager

- Cloud KMS

- Experience securing

- Networks

- Virtual Machines (VMs)

- Applications and workloads
- Robust understanding of GCP security architecture and multi-tenant security models.

Networking Hands-on expertise in:

- VPC Design and Topology
- VPC Peering
- Cloud VPN
- Cloud DNS
- Firewall Configuration and Security Controls
- Hybrid and multi-region connectivity architectures

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation

- Strong understanding of IaC principles and best practices.

- Experience with

- Terraform

- Terraform Modules

- Infrastructure Automation
- Ability to build production-grade, reusable IaC components.

CI/CD & DevOps

Experience with:

- Cloud Build
- GitHub
- CI/CD Pipeline Design
- Automated Deployment Workflows
- Release Management

Workloads (Experience in at least two)

Container Platforms

- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

- Standard and Autopilot Clusters

- Node Pool Management

- High Availability Design

- Workload Scalability

Serverless Platforms
- Cloud Run
- Cloud Functions

Compute Services
- Google Compute Engine (GCE)

VMware on Google Cloud
- Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE)





Good to Have Skills Observability & Monitoring
- Cloud Logging and Monitoring
- Audit Logging
- Aggregated Log Sinks
- Alerting Strategy Design
- Incident Response Monitoring

Security Posture Management
- Security Command Center (SCC)
- Organization Policies
- Governance Frameworks
- Compliance and Security Controls
- Preventive and Detective Security Measures

Soft Skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to lead customer-facing workshops and technical discussions.
- Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting capabilities.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

Education

- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.

Experience

- Minimum 5 years of experience in one or more major cloud platforms covering:

- Cloud Infrastructure Design
- Network Architecture Design & Implementation

- Cloud Security
- Logging & Monitoring
- Minimum 2 years of customer-facing experience involving:

- Technical troubleshooting

- Customer engagement
- Collaboration with engineering, sales, and customer teams
- Experience in cloud migration projects, including:

- Discovery

- Assessment

- Planning

- Migration Execution

- Operational Support

Required Certifications Candidates must possess at least one of the following Google Cloud Professional Certifications:

1. Professional Cloud Architect (PCA)
2. Professional Cloud Security Engineer (PCSE)
3. Professional Cloud Network Engineer (PCNE)

Preferred Candidate Profile A successful candidate will:

- Have strong GCP infrastructure and security expertise.
- Demonstrate hands-on experience with Terraform and CI/CD automation.
- Possess deep networking knowledge across cloud environments.
- Be capable of operating highly available cloud platforms at scale.
- Have experience delivering customer-facing cloud transformation and migration engagements.
- Hold at least one relevant Google Cloud Professional certification.

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