GCP PLATFORM ENGINEER

Vsquare Systems

Job Title : GCP Platform Engineer

Work Mode : Hybrid

Interview Rounds :

3 Rounds - Technical Interview (TI), Managerial Interview (MI), Solutioning (SO)

✅ Job Summary

We are looking for a seasoned GCP Platform Engineer

with 4 to 10

years of experience

in designing, building, and managing scalable cloud infrastructure, DevOps pipelines, networking, and Kubernetes orchestration on

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) . The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, DevOps practices, security, and containerization technologies.

✅ 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.