Associate Senior Platform Engineer

Role & responsibilities

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Platform Engineer with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to design, scale, and maintain our core infrastructure. In this role, you will bridge the gap between cutting-edge cloud architecture, robust operational reporting, automated delivery pipelines, and team leadership.

As a senior member of the team, you will not only write infrastructure as code (IaC) but also own the CI/CD ecosystem, mentor engineers, establish operational metrics, and ensure our platforms are secure, highly available, and cost-optimized.

Key Responsibilities:

1. GCP Infrastructure & Architecture

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Implement and manage production-grade Kubernetes clusters using GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine).
• Define and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), primarily utilizing Terraform.

2. Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

• Own, optimize, and scale the companys CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast, secure, and reliable application deployments.
• Standardize deployment workflows using modern delivery patterns (e.g., GitOps, Canary deployments, Blue/Green deployments).
• Integrate automated security scanning (SAST/DAST), vulnerability assessments, and compliance checks directly into the build and release pipelines.
• Ensure secret management and environment variables are securely handled across all delivery stages.

3. Operational Reporting & Observability

• Architect and maintain comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using GCP Operations Suite, Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
• Develop operational dashboards and generate regular reports on deployment frequency, lead time for changes, change failure rates, and system uptime (DORA metrics).
• Lead FinOps initiatives by tracking, analyzing, and reporting on GCP cloud spend, driving cost-optimization strategies across teams.

4. Team Management & Leadership

• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and career guidance to a team of platform and DevOps engineers.
• Act as the bridge between product engineering teams and infrastructure, aligning platform roadmaps with business objectives.
• Lead the engineering on-call rotation, establish SLAs/SLOs/SLIs, and conduct blameless post-mortems to foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications & SkillsTechnical Expertise

• Experience: 5+ years in a Platform, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) role, with at least 3 years of dedicated experience architecting solutions on GCP. CI/CD & GitOps: Deep hands-on experience building pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Jenkins, or GCP Cloud Build.
• Containerization: Deep operational knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes (GKE). Infrastructure as Code: Proficiency with Terraform (structuring modules, managing state at scale).
• Networking & Security: Strong understanding of GCP VPCs, IAM roles, Shared VPCs, load balancing, and cloud security best practices.

Leadership & Analytics

• Management: 2+ years of experience leading, managing, or mentoring engineering teams (e.g., Lead Engineer or Engineering Manager track).
• Data-Driven: Proven track record of building operational reports, tracking delivery metrics, and managing cloud budgets.
• Communication: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to explain complex architectural concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Certifications (A Plus, Not a Must)

• Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect
• Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)