Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Responsibilities

Our client, a growing technology organization, is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to join their platform team. In this role, you will be instrumental in maintaining and evolving the cloud infrastructure that enables rapid, secure application deployment.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Managing and optimizing Kubernetes clusters in GKE through Terraform
• Supporting compliance initiatives including SOC2, ISO-27001, and Cyber Essentials standards in cloud environments
• Designing and implementing golden paths and automation strategies that empower developers to self-serve while reducing operational complexity
• Creating and maintaining infrastructure solutions that allow development teams to build and deploy safely, easily, and efficiently
• Serving as the technical point-of-contact for GCP and Kubernetes-related queries, providing expertise to internal teams
• Participating in a rolling on-call rotation

What We're Looking For

We are representing our client in their search for a cloud platform professional with strong Kubernetes and GCP expertise. The ideal candidate will bring:

• Extensive experience administering and optimizing large-scale Kubernetes clusters
• Strong experience with Kubernetes tooling, such as Helm and kustomize
• Strong experience with GitOps tooling and methodologies, such as ArgoCD
• Proven experience with Google Cloud Platform services and architecture
• Strong knowledge in GKE and Kubernetes, including maintenance and optimization of production clusters
• Strong experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and automation
• Solid programming skills in Python and/or TypeScript
• Experience creating developer-focused documentation and self-service solutions that enable teams to easily self-serve
• Strong customer empathy, with a focus on supporting the needs of internal teams

Bonus qualifications that will strengthen your application:

• Experience with AWS and CDK (this is a multi-cloud environment)
• Experience implementing or maintaining cloud compliance standards (SOC2, ISO-27001)
• Familiarity with observability tools like Datadog
• Background in implementing security best practices in cloud infrastructure

How We Work With You

Get A Job.ai is representing this confidential client in their search for a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer. When you apply through our platform at getajob.ai, one of our talent specialists will review your qualifications and conduct an initial screening. If there's a strong match, we will submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please note that all applications must come through Get A Job.ai—candidates who contact the employer directly cannot be represented by our team.

This is a remote position, offering you the flexibility to work from your preferred location while contributing to a critical infrastructure team.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process with our recruiting team based on your experience and qualifications.

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