GCP Platform Engineer

Analytical Services Multiple, United States

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Description

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.

Key Responsibilities

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.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • 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.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 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).

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