Senior Gcp Platform Engineer

Description:

🚀 Hiring: Senior GCP Platform Engineer (Terraform + DevOps)
📍 Locations: Dallas, TX | Chicago, IL | New York, NY | Mountain View, CA
💼 Type: Contract
We’re looking for a highly skilled Senior GCP Platform Engineer to design, build, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). If you have strong expertise in Terraform, DevOps, and Kubernetes, this is a great opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud platforms.
🔧 Key Responsibilities:
Design and manage GCP infrastructure (Compute, Storage, Networking)
Build and maintain Kubernetes (GKE) based platforms
Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for automation
Develop monitoring & alerting systems using GCP tools
Ensure high availability, scalability, and security compliance
Optimize performance and cost efficiency of cloud environments
Collaborate with Dev, Ops & Security teams
Mentor junior engineers and drive best practices
Maintain documentation and architecture standards
🎯 Required Skills:
✔️ 6+ years in DevOps / Platform Engineering
✔️ Strong hands-on experience with GCP (Compute Engine, GKE, IAM, Networking)
✔️ Expertise in Terraform (IaC)
✔️ Experience with Docker & Kubernetes
✔️ Strong scripting skills (Python / Bash / Go)
✔️ Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD)
✔️ Knowledge of monitoring, security & disaster recovery on GCP
⭐ Nice to Have:
➕ GCP Certifications (Professional Cloud Architect, etc.)
➕ Experience in security automation & compliance