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The Associate Platform Engineer builds the pipeline of platform engineering capability the team needs as its portfolio grows.\nDelivers defined platform tasks under direction from senior engineers, contributing to the health and quality of the platform estate.\nBuilds AI-native fluency from the start. AI coding assistants are the default mode of work, not an occasional aid.\nGrows into full Platform Engineer responsibility with active support and mentorship from the Lead and Senior Platform Engineers.\nResponsibilities:\nMaintain runbooks, FAQs, and onboarding materials for the platforms, contributing to institutional knowledge.\nApply established platform standards and patterns; flag inconsistencies to senior engineers.\nLearning & Development\nBuild familiarity with the platform estate and developer tooling stack (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code/Cowork, Codex, Databricks AI Assistant, Accelerator platform) and core Google Cloud services (IAM, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Cloud Run, Vertex AI).\nLearn GCP security basics (IAM, Secret Manager, data access controls) and grow toward CMEK, VPC Service Controls, and GxP awareness over time.\nActively learn from senior engineers and build the skills to grow into Platform Engineer I responsibilities.\nEducation:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.\nRequired skills:\nAbout 2 years of experience or a relevant internship in software engineering, cloud platforms, or DevOps.\nWorking proficiency in Python and SQL.\nWorking knowledge of at least one cloud platform (GCP preferred; Azure or AWS acceptable).\nHands-on use of Terraform or another IaC tool, and basic CI/CD pipeline experience.\nDaily use of AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Databricks AI Assistant) as a primary development mode. \nPreferred skills:\nFamiliarity with GitOps, container tooling (Docker, Cloud Run or GKE), or CI/CD pipelines.\nCoursework or projects involving AI/ML systems or LLM applications.\nExposure to BigQuery, Vertex AI, or Databricks through a project, internship, or coursework.\nFoundational cloud certification (Google Cloud Digital Leader, Associate Cloud Engineer, Azure Fundamentals, or similar).\n Skills\nData Integration, Docker Container, ETL Development, Performance Tuning, Structured Query Language (SQL), Vertex AIWhy GSK?\nUniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.\nGSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.\nPeople and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.\nInclusion at GSK:\nAs an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.\nPlease contact our Recruitment Team at  to discuss your needs.\nImportant notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies\nGSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. 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