Aqilea is an IT and engineering consulting partner that helps companies get more out of their technology and operations. With teams in Stockholm and Bangalore we work closely with our clients to build solutions that fit their needs - from software development AI and infrastructure engineering to industrial automation and embedded systems.
We combine strong technical expertise with a practical business-focused approach to help organizations modernize improve security and scale with confidence. Above all we focus on long-term partnerships built on trust quality and real results.
With us you have great opportunities to take real steps in your career and the opportunity to take great responsibility.
Role : GCP Platform Engineer
Exp Range : 8 to 11 years
Work Mode : Remote
Notice : Immediate to 15 Days
About the assignment
We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join our team and help design build and operate secure scalable and reliable cloud platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role involves driving platform automation infrastructure-as-code practices CI/CD enablement and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Design build and maintain scalable platform services and cloud infrastructure in GCP.
- Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
- Develop and maintain platform services and APIs using Python and FastAPI.
- Manage and optimize PostgreSQL environments and platform integrations.
- Ensure high availability observability reliability and security of platform services.
- Collaborate with engineers and product teams to improve developer experience and platform adoption.
- Implement and maintain cloud governance access controls and security best practices.
- Monitor troubleshoot and resolve platform and infrastructure issues.
- Drive automation initiatives to reduce operational overhead and improve service quality.
- Support networking connectivity and identity management across cloud environments.
Requirements
Mandatory
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
- Proven experience as a Platform Engineer DevOps Engineer Site Reliability Engineer or similar role.
- Strong experience with Python development.
- Hands-on experience with FastAPI or similar backend frameworks.
- Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL administration performance tuning and integrations.
- Extensive experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Solid experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
- Robust understanding of DevOps SRE and platform engineering principles.
- Experience designing secure scalable and maintainable cloud architectures.
- Strong troubleshooting analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.