GCP PLATFORM ENGINEER

Vsquare Systems

Job Title: GCP Platform Engineer

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✅ Job Summary

We are looking for a seasoned GCP Platform Engineer

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage

  highly scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure on GCP

  .
• Develop and maintain

  Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  solutions using

  Terraform

  .
• Design and implement robust

  CI/CD pipelines

  for efficient software delivery.
• Architect, deploy, and manage

  Kubernetes (GKE) clusters

  and containerized applications.
• Implement and enforce

  cloud security best practices

  , including IAM, firewalls, and encryption.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex

  platform, networking, and infrastructure issues

  across distributed systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, operations, and security to ensure adherence to cloud best practices.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for

  performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency

  .
• Stay up to date with GCP innovations and suggest improvements for platform engineering practices.

✅ Primary Skills (Must Have)

• Hands-on expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

  services (Compute, Storage, Networking, Serverless, Data Services).
• Strong background in

  Platform Engineering

  and

  DevOps methodologies

  .
• Expertise in

  Kubernetes (GKE)

  and container orchestration.
• In-depth knowledge of

  cloud networking concepts

  (VPC, subnets, firewalls, ingress/egress traffic).
• Proven experience with

  Terraform for Infrastructure as Code

  .
• Familiarity with

  enterprise security tools

  (e.g., GCP Secret Manager, IAM policies).
• Experience with

  Docker

  , containerization, and

  multi-stage Docker builds

  .
• Proficiency with

  CI/CD tools

  like

  GitHub Actions

  , GitLab CI, or similar.

✅ Additional Skills (Good to Have)

• Experience with

  Google Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, and serverless architectures

  .
• Knowledge of

  Policy as Code

  using tools like

  OPA (Open Policy Agent)

  or Forseti.
• Familiarity with

  cost optimization strategies

  on GCP.
• Monitoring and observability tools like

  Google Cloud Operations Suite (Stackdriver)

  , Prometheus, and Grafana.