Role & responsibilities

Job Description: Cloud Platform Infrastructure Engineer (GCP)

Experience: 5+ Years
Required Client-Facing Experience: 2+ Years
Cloud Platform: Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Platform Infrastructure Engineer with solid hands-on expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), cloud infrastructure design, networking, security, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD automation. The candidate will be responsible for designing, deploying, securing, and managing scalable cloud infrastructure, ensuring platform reliability, optimizing costs, and supporting customer-facing cloud migration initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, build, configure, and manage GCP infrastructure, including projects, Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), and cloud networking components.
- Provision, manage, optimize, and secure cloud infrastructure and workloads.
- Monitor platform reliability, performance, availability, and Service Level Objectives (SLOs).
- Develop and maintain reusable CI/CD pipelines and automation tools using Cloud Build, GitHub, and related technologies.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and develop reusable, production-ready modules.
- Configure and manage IAM, Identity Federation, RBAC, resource quotas, and access control policies.
- Implement cloud security controls for networks, virtual machines, secrets, encryption, and multi-tenant environments.
- Manage GCP networking components, including VPC Peering, VPN, Cloud DNS, and firewall rules.
- Support and manage GCP workloads across GKE, GCE, GCVE, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions.




- Troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure issues, performance bottlenecks, and platform-wide outages.
- Provide capacity planning, utilization reporting, and cloud cost optimization recommendations.
- Support customer-facing cloud migration projects, including discovery, assessment, planning, execution, and post-migration operations.
- Collaborate with engineering teams, customers, and stakeholders to conduct technical workshops and deep-dive sessions.

Mandatory Technical Skills

- Strong hands-on experience with GCP cloud infrastructure, foundations, and security.
- Expertise in IAM, Identity Federation, RBAC, VPC networking, VPC Peering, VPN, Cloud DNS, and firewall management.
- Experience with VM security, Secret Manager, and Cloud KMS.
- Proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation.
- Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines using Cloud Build and GitHub.
- Hands-on experience in at least two of the following GCP workloads:

- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), including Standard, Autopilot, and Node Pools.
- Google Compute Engine (GCE).
- Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE).
- Cloud Run and Cloud Functions.

- Strong troubleshooting, cloud operations, monitoring, and infrastructure management skills.




- Experience with cloud migration and customer-facing technical delivery.

Good-to-Have Skills

- Cloud Logging, audit logging, aggregated log sinks, and alert configuration.
- Observability, monitoring, and incident management.
- Security Command Center (SCC) configuration.
- GCP Organization Policies, governance, and security posture management.
- Cloud capacity management, resource optimization, and cost control.

Qualifications and Experience

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, network architecture, cloud security, logging, and monitoring across major cloud service providers.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in client-facing roles, technical troubleshooting, and collaboration with engineering teams and customers.
- Proven experience delivering customer-facing cloud migration projects across discovery, assessment, planning, execution, and operations.

Required Certifications

Candidates must hold at least one of the following professional certifications:

- Professional Cloud Architect (PCA)
- Professional Cloud Security Engineer (PCSE)
- Professional Cloud Network Engineer (PCN)

Preferred Candidate Profile

A technically strong cloud infrastructure professional with practical GCP architecture, networking, security, Terraform, and automation experience, combined with excellent communication skills and the ability to lead customer discussions and resolve complex cloud infrastructure challenges.

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