GCP Cloud Platform Engineer

SummaryThe Cloud Platform Engineer is responsible for implementing all GCP resources using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), establishing CI/CD pipelines for automated infrastructure testing and deployment, and configuring comprehensive monitoring that ensures 99.9% platform availability. This role is critical to preventing configuration drift, security vulnerabilities, and deployment failures that cause production outages at enterprise scale. The Platform Engineer ensures infrastructure changes are tested, version-controlled, and reversible, enabling rapid, safe deployment of security updates and platform enhancements critical for maintaining HIPAA compliance and healthcare operations availability.Required QualificationsInfrastructure as Code Expertise5+ years of cloud infrastructure engineering experience with at least 2+ years focused on Infrastructure as CodeExpert-level Terraform proficiency including:Advanced module development with complex dependenciesState management, workspaces, and remote backendsProvider configuration and version pinningResource lifecycle management and import proceduresTerraform Cloud or Enterprise experience (preferred)Experience implementing CI/CD for infrastructure using Cloud Build, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub ActionsStrong understanding of infrastructure automation patterns and DevOps practicesProficiency with Git including branching strategies, pull requests, and code review workflowsGoogle Cloud Platform ExperienceStrong GCP knowledge across compute, storage, networking, and security servicesHands-on experience with Google Cloud SDK (gcloud CLI) for scripting and automationUnderstanding of GCP organizational hierarchy (organizations, folders, projects, resources)Experience with VPC networking including subnets, firewall rules, Cloud VPN, and VPC peeringKnowledge of IAM at organizational scale including custom roles, conditions, and service accountsFamiliarity with GCP security services (VPC Service Controls, Cloud KMS, DLP, Security Command Center)Monitoring & ObservabilityExperience implementing Cloud Monitoring and Logging for production systemsKnowledge of SLI/SLO frameworks and error budget trackingProficiency with log analysis and troubleshooting using Cloud LoggingUnderstanding of alerting best practices and on-call proceduresExperience with dashboard creation for different stakeholder audiencesFamiliarity with distributed tracing for complex system debuggingDevOps & SRE PracticesStrong understanding of DevOps principles including automation, collaboration, and continuous improvementExperience with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and methodologiesKnowledge of incident management procedures and post-mortem processesUnderstanding of capacity planning and performance optimizationExperience with deployment strategies (blue/green, canary, rolling updates)Familiarity with chaos engineering and resiliency testingScripting & ProgrammingStrong Python or Go proficiency for automation scripting and tooling developmentProficiency with Bash scripting for operational automationUnderstanding of YAML for configuration management and pipeline definitionsExperience with Jinja2 or similar templating for dynamic configuration generationBasic understanding of data structures and algorithms for efficient scriptingPreferred QualificationsGoogle Cloud Professional Cloud Architect or Cloud DevOps Engineer certificationHealthcare industry experience with understanding of HIPAA compliance requirementsExperience with policy-as-code tools (Terraform Sentinel, OPA, Config Validator)Knowledge of Kubernetes and GKE for containerized workload managementFamiliarity with service mesh technologies (Istio, Anthos Service Mesh)Experience with HashiCorp Vault or similar secret management solutionsBackground in security hardening and compliance automationUnderstanding of FinOps principles and cloud cost optimizationExperience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)Knowledge of GitOps patterns using tools like ArgoCD or Flux