Platform Engineer Google Cloud Platform Cloud & DevOps

Platform Engineer Google Cloud Platform Cloud & DevOps

Houston TX 4 days per week onsite

Long term .

Role Overview

Seeking a Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and manage Google Cloud Platform cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for a Business platform. This role will support end-to-end deployments across multiple environments and ensure secure, scalable, and reliable cloud operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provision and manage Google Cloud Platform services including Cloud Run, Cloud Storage, Cloud CDN, Cloud Armor, VPC, and Private Service Connect.
• Deploy and manage Next.js applications for both SSR and SPA architectures.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure Pipelines or similar tools across DEV, STAGE, PRELIVE, and PROD environments.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Pulumi.
• Configure security controls including Imperva WAF, TLS certificates, Secret Manager, and Cloud Armor policies.
• Manage Docker-based deployments, Artifact Registry, and Cloud Run traffic management.
• Configure monitoring, alerting, logging, and notification workflows.
• Support IAM, Service Accounts, Workload Identity Federation, and secure networking configurations.
• Configure and manage Apigee API Gateway integrations.
• Automate operational tasks using Bash, Python, or PowerShell.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience with Google Cloud Platform cloud infrastructure and platform engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Terraform or Pulumi.
• Experience with Cloud Run, Docker, Artifact Registry, and CI/CD tools such as Azure Pipelines, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Strong understanding of Cloud CDN, Cloud Armor, Load Balancing, TLS, and Google Cloud Platform networking concepts.
• Experience with IAM, firewall rules, Private Service Connect, and secure cloud architecture.
• Familiarity with Next.js deployment patterns (SSR and SPA).
• Experience with Apigee API management.
• Good scripting and automation skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Imperva WAF.
• Google Cloud Platform Professional Cloud Architect certification.
• Familiarity with Cloud Functions, Cloud Workflows, or AWS environments.
• Experience supporting multi-brand or white-label platforms.