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Senior GCP Platform Engineer - United States

Design, implement, and manage complex GCP cloud infrastructure including compute, storage, and containerization services. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the platform is scalable, secure, and cost-effective.

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About the role

What will you do at Photon?

Greetings Everyone

Who are we?

For the past 20 years, we have powered many Digital Experiences for the Fortune

500. Since 1999, we have grown from a few people to more than 4000 team members

across the globe that are engaged in various Digital Modernization. For a brief

1 minute video about us, you can check https://youtu.be/uJWBWQZEA6o

[https://youtu.be/uJWBWQZEA6o].

Sr Platform Engineer, DevOps

Job Summary:

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Platform Engineer to join our growing

infrastructure team. You will be responsible for taking ownership of complex

cloud infrastructure solutions, leading the design, implementation, and

management of our platform built on GCP. You will collaborate closely with

developers, operations teams, and security professionals to ensure our platform

is robust, future-proof, and meets the ever-evolving needs of the business.

Responsibilities

  • * Design, develop and manage our GCP infrastructure, including compute,
  • storage, networking, and containerization services (Kubernetes Engine)
  • * Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles using tools like Terraform
  • to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management
  • * Develop and implement comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems using GCP
  • tools to proactively identify and troubleshoot platform issues
  • * Ensure the platform is highly available, scalable, secure, and compliant with
  • industry best practices
  • * Stay up-to-date with the latest GCP offerings and advancements in cloud
  • technologies
  • * Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing
  • and continuous improvement
  • * Optimize the platform's efficiency and performance, ensuring
  • cost-effectiveness
  • * Document infrastructure design, operations procedures, and best practices

Qualifications

  • * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related
  • field (or equivalent experience)
  • * 6+ years of experience in DevOps, or a related field, with a minimum of 2
  • years focused on GCP
  • * Proven experience in designing, building, and maintaining large-scale cloud
  • infrastructure on GCP
  • * In-depth knowledge of GCP services including Compute Engine, Cloud Storage,
  • Cloud Networking, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Monitoring, and IAM
  • * Proficiency with scripting languages like Bash, Python, or Go
  • * Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform
  • * Experience with container orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) a
  • plus
  • * Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD) a plus
  • * Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
  • * Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills
  • * Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity planning on GCP
  • * Experience with infrastructure security best practices and security
  • automation on GCP
  • * Bonus: Certifications in GCP technologies (e.g., GCP Certified Professional
  • Cloud Architect)
  • Compensation, Benefits and Duration
  • Minimum

Compensation

USD 48,000

Maximum

Compensation

USD 168,000

Compensation

is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate.

The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.

Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable

pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time

employees.

This position is not available for independent contractors

No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date

of this post.

Which skills does this role require?

TerraformKubernetesDockerPythonBashGoInfrastructure as CodeCloud NetworkingIAMCloud MonitoringGoogle Cloud PlatformDevOpsKubernetes EngineCloud StorageCompute EngineSecurity AutomationGCP Certified Professional Cloud Architect

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