Senior GCP Platform Engineer

Job summary

The Senior GCP Platform Engineer designs, builds, and maintains secure cloud infrastructure and containerized applications across complex enterprise environments. The role leads GCP landing zones, cloud migrations, and Terraform-based infrastructure delivered through GitOps and CI/CD, while supporting services including GKE, Cloud Run, BigQuery, and Pub/Sub. It also covers secure cloud networking, Python or Bash automation, developer enablement, and collaboration with software, security, and stakeholder teams.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, implementing, and managing secure enterprise Google Cloud solutions in a senior cloud engineering role.
• Expertise building and managing cloud infrastructure with Terraform.
• Strong scripting or programming capability in Python or Bash.
• Experience with GCP workloads, GKE or Cloud Run, and data or messaging services.
• Knowledge of GCP enterprise networking, VPC topologies, and cloud security compliance.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, pipeline automation, and GitOps deployment models.
• One or more Professional-level Google Cloud certifications.
• Based in Sydney and holds full Australian working rights.
• Experience in government, defense, or highly regulated enterprise environments is desirable.
• Familiarity with Tenable or Ping Identity is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support core and advanced GCP services.
• Deliver secure multi-tenant enterprise foundations, landing zones, and cloud migration patterns.
• Build and maintain Terraform infrastructure through GitOps and CI/CD workflows.
• Design secure, scalable GCP networks, including VPCs, subnets, load balancing, firewalls, and DNS.
• Apply cloud security, threat mitigation, and secure software delivery practices.
• Automate platform operations and development workflows using Python or Bash.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support delivery, operational stability, and platform optimization.

Skills

Certifications

Industry

Security clearance

Relocation