GCP Platform Engineer

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented GCP Platform Engineer to join our infrastructure team. In this role, you will be the primary guardian of our Google Cloud ecosystem, ensuring it remains secure, cost-effective, and performant. You will bridge the gap between high-level enterprise standards and day-to-day operational excellence., 1. Governance & Financial Operations (FinOps)

• Cost Optimization: Proactively monitor and optimize cloud consumption to ensure maximum ROI. Identify underutilized resources and implement right-sizing initiatives.
• Budgeting & Reporting: Design, set up, and manage granular dashboards and reporting tools to provide visibility into cloud spend across various business units.
• Capacity Management: Oversee resource allocation and scaling strategies to ensure the platform meets demand without over-provisioning.

2. Security & Compliance

• Identity & Access Management (IAM): Administer IAM roles, service accounts, and access policies following the principle of least privilege.
• Enterprise Alignment: Ensure all cloud deployments align with organizational security standards, tagging policies, and regulatory requirements.

3. Platform Health & Observability

• Monitoring Frameworks: Build and maintain robust monitoring solutions using Google Cloud Observability (formerly Stackdriver) or third-party tools to ensure high platform availability.
• Alerting Systems: Configure sophisticated alerting thresholds to detect and resolve performance bottlenecks or platform health issues before they impact end-users.

• GCP Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of Google Cloud Platform services (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Functions, BigQuery, and VPC networking).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency in Terraform or Google Cloud Deployment Manager for automated resource provisioning.
• Analytical Mindset: Strong ability to interpret complex billing data and translate it into actionable cost-saving strategies.
• Security First: Proven experience managing IAM hierarchies and Organization Policy Services.
• Observability Tools: Experience with Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, and creating data visualizations in Looker Studio or Grafana., * Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect or Professional Google Cloud Data Engineer certification.
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, or Go) for automation.
• Familiarity with container orchestration (Kubernetes/GKE).

Education

• Bachelors or Masters in Information Technology, Computer Science or relevant field.