Job Title: Google Cloud Platform Platform Engineer
Location: Seattle, WA (5 Days Onsite)
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Google Cloud Platform Platform Engineer to design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform). This role requires strong hands-on expertise in BigQuery, Databricks, Kubernetes, cloud architecture, cost optimization, and platform reliability.
The ideal candidate will work closely with clients, engineering teams, and stakeholders to deliver cloud solutions aligned with project goals, SLAs, and business requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable, and reliable Google Cloud Platform infrastructure.
- Architect, deploy, and support cloud-based platforms and enterprise systems.
- Manage and optimize Google Cloud Platform resources including BigQuery, Databricks, Kubernetes, Compute Engine, and networking components.
- Collaborate with Agile development teams to drive cloud adoption, migrations, and best practices.
- Analyze workloads and optimize performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
- Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational metrics for cloud platforms.
- Conduct cloud security reviews, compliance checks, and optimization audits.
- Work directly with clients to understand business needs and deliver solutions per SoW and SLA commitments.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to internal teams.
- Partner with cloud vendors and internal stakeholders on roadmap planning and platform enhancements.
Required Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform)
- Expertise in BigQuery, Databricks, Kubernetes (GKE)
- Experience with data engineering, ETL pipelines, data warehousing, and data modeling
- Strong knowledge of performance tuning and query optimization in BigQuery
- Experience deploying and managing containerized applications using Kubernetes
- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform monitoring/logging tools such as Cloud Monitoring / Stackdriver
- Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform billing, budgeting, and cloud cost optimization
- Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, IAM, and compliance
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Experience Required
- 8+ years of overall IT experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform engineering / architecture roles
- Experience working in enterprise cloud environments
Education
- B.E / B.Tech / BCA / MCA or equivalent
Preferred Certification
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Certification preferred
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