Platform Engineer
Role: GCP Lead Platform EngineerLocation: Prefer Onsite in Springfield, MO (OR) Flexible for Remote (USA) if the candidate is exceptionally good. Job Description:Responsibilities:Support ongoing application deployments in various GCP environments like Development,Testing, UAT, Preproduction and ProductionDevelop and maintain IaC code for GCP environment deploymentsManage and maintain CI/CD pipelines for the UI and API ApplicationsMaintain Code Quality in the CI pipelines using Static Code Analysis tools and libraries.Help integrate UI applications with CDN for optimization and cachingWork with Platform Engineering and Automation teams to coordinate Firewall changesPlan and work on controlled Production applications releases through ChangeManagement processesRevise and maintain documentation related to GCPCollaborate with onsite cross-functional teams to understand application requirements andtranslate them into technical solutions.Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to GCP infrastructure andservices.Stay updated with the latest GCP features, tools, and best practices.Participate in Scrum ceremonies and provide daily updates of the work progressProvide technical leadership and mentorship to offshore GCP Lead Platform engineers.Provide after-hours and on-call support (CT timezone) for the underlying GCP infrastructurerunning various Applications Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or relatedfieldMinimum of 5 years of hands-on experience with GCPMinimum of 3 years of hands-on experience with TerraformMinimum of 3 years of CI/CD tools – Jenkins, SonarQubeMinimum of 2 years of hands-on experience with Docker and ContainerizationMinimum of 2 years of Scripting experience in Bash/Shell, Groovy (for Jenkins)Proficiency in GCP services and concepts such as: GKE, Artifact Registry, Cloud Armor, CloudStorage, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Bigtable, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Spanner, Cloud Functions,Memorystore, Load Balancers, Cloud DNS, Shared VPC, Private Service Connect, PrivateGoogle Access, VPC Firewall rules and VPC PeeringExcellent understanding of Networking (including VPC, VPN, and Partner interconnect),Security, and IAM in GCPExposure to these Atlassian tools is required: JIRA, Confluence, BitBucketWorking knowledge on YAML and JSON is mandatoryStrong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environmentExcellent communication, documentation, presentation, and collaboration skills. Nice to have:Any GCP Cloud certification is a big plusExperience with GCP Apigee API management and Microservices architecture is a big plusExperience in Security Command Center (SCC) and Network Command Center (NCC) is abig plusExperience with build tools like NPM (NodeJS) and Gradle (Java) is highly desirable.Working knowledge about Akamai integration is highly desirableExperience with Snyk (Security) is a plus.Experience with Dynatrace, Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring is a plus.Experience with Data Engineering products like Dataflow, DataStream, and DatabaseMigration Service is a plusKnowledge of GCP cloud cost management and optimization strategies is a plus.Experience with Hybrid cloud environments (On-Premises and GCP)