Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Engineer

Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Engineering is a hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, automating, securing, and operating hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure across on-premises and Google Cloud platforms. This role combines deep technical execution with strategic leadership, driving cloud modernization initiatives, infrastructure automation, database migrations, network/security architecture, and mentoring of next generation engineers. A person in this role, actively architects and implements enterprise grade solutions across VMware, GCVE, Kubernetes, Network Security (GCP & Palo Alto), Database platforms, Cisco/Dell switches, EMC/Pure Storage, Brocade SAN switches while guiding teams in best practices for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevSecOps, and reliability engineering. Key Responsibilities Lead operational management of Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) On prem VMware & NSX environments Drive pre production to GCP Oracle and BRM migrations for all programs Design secure hybrid connectivity models (VPN, firewall, load balancing) Ensure high availability, scalability, backup and disaster recovery readiness Required Skills & Experience Infrastructure as Code & Automation Architect and maintain enterprise grade automation using: Ansible & Terraform VM provisioning, Network placement, SSH key configuration, root password setup, Oracle Data Guard & Cascaded Data Guard configuration Database failover orchestration, Upgrade and enhance IaC modules to support new cloud features Database & Oracle Migration Engineering Lead Oracle database migrations from on prem to GCVE/GCP Design and automate Data Guard setup Cascaded Data Guard Implement GCP Datastream integrations Optimize performance and resiliency for mission critical databases IaC upgrades to support features Blue/Green traffic switching Ensure secure, scalable Kubernetes environments Integrate load balancing, firewall, and security controls Load Balancing & Traffic Engineering Configure and manage: maintain VM with Iptables move for F5 replacement for Internet to GCP to GCVE based transactions Implement production grade traffic routing strategies Ensure performance optimization and high availability Security & Network Architecture Manage and architect: GCP FQDN Firewall (design, IaC, and production rollout) NSX security configurations, Design secure VPN connectivity (e.g., Chase Billing VPN setup via IaC), Implement Zero Trust and least privilege principles Oversee firewall rule governance and compliance API & Platform Services Lead Apigee X deployment and configuration in GCP Ensure secure API gateway integration with backend services Align API platform with enterprise security and networking standards Oversee lifecycle management of GCVE infrastructure NSX networking AVI load balancers Optimize virtualized network performance and segmentation Maintain enterprise HA and DR posture Mentor and develop new and mid level engineers Promote Infrastructure as Code and automation first mindset Establish technical standards and design review practices Lead incident reviews and architectural decision boards Technical Expertise Cloud & Virtualization, GCP (Compute, Networking, Datastream, GKE, CloudArmor) GCVE – VMware vSphere, NSX T J-18808-Ljbffr