Senior Technical Lead
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 12, 2026.
Job Summary
Skill / Category
Mandatory / Non-Mandatory
Evaluation Focus
Rationale
GCP Cloud Platform Engineering & Operations
Mandatory
Design, deployment and operation of secure, scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure, networking, IAM and platform services
Core platform hosting environment for the Vault ecosystem.
Kubernetes (GKE) Platform Administration & Engineering
Mandatory
Cluster management, scaling, upgrades, networking, ingress, troubleshooting and production support
Critical technology underpinning cloud-native workloads.
Cloud Infrastructure Automation (Terraform) & Infrastructure as Code
Mandatory
Automated provisioning, configuration management, platform consistency and lifecycle management
Essential for scalable and repeatable platform operations.
CI/CD Engineering & Release Automation
Mandatory
Automated build, deployment, testing and release management pipelines
Supports efficient and reliable delivery of platform changes.
Cloud Networking, Identity & Security Engineering
Mandatory
VPC design, connectivity, IAM, secrets management, platform security controls and secure operations
Ensures cloud services remain secure and compliant.
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) & Service Ownership
Mandatory
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) & Service Ownership
SLI/SLO Management & Reliability Optimization
Observability Engineering (Dynatrace, OpenTelemetry)
Incident, Problem & Operational Readiness Management
Cloud Platform Troubleshooting & Production Support
Engineering Coaching & SRE Adoption
Core expectation of the role.
Platform Resilience, Capacity Planning & Disaster Recovery
Mandatory
Service recovery, resilience testing, capacity management and business continuity planning
Required to support highly available services.
Istio Service Mesh & Service Communication Architecture
Mandatory
Traffic management, service-to-service communication, security policies and observability
Key component of modern cloud-native architecture.
Kafka Integration Platform Operations
Mandatory
Understanding of Kafka platform operations, integrations, event-driven architectures and reliability considerations
Supports critical platform connectivity and event processing.
Cloud Database Platforms (AlloyDB/PostgreSQL)
Mandatory
Database operations, availability, backup, performance and platform integration support
Important for managing dependent cloud-native services.
Platform Engineering & Developer Enablement
Mandatory
Building reusable platform capabilities, self-service tooling and engineering standards
Enables scalable platform adoption and operational maturity.
Cross-Functional Engineering & Supplier Collaboration
Mandatory
Working with engineering, product, SRE and supplier teams to deliver and support services
Necessary to ensure successful platform outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Skill / Category
Mandatory / Non-Mandatory
Evaluation Focus
Rationale
GCP Cloud Platform Engineering & Operations
Mandatory
Design, deployment and operation of secure, scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure, networking, IAM and platform services
Core platform hosting environment for the Vault ecosystem.
Kubernetes (GKE) Platform Administration & Engineering
Mandatory
Cluster management, scaling, upgrades, networking, ingress, troubleshooting and production support
Critical technology underpinning cloud-native workloads.
Cloud Infrastructure Automation (Terraform) & Infrastructure as Code
Mandatory
Automated provisioning, configuration management, platform consistency and lifecycle management
Essential for scalable and repeatable platform operations.
CI/CD Engineering & Release Automation
Mandatory
Automated build, deployment, testing and release management pipelines
Supports efficient and reliable delivery of platform changes.
Cloud Networking, Identity & Security Engineering
Mandatory
VPC design, connectivity, IAM, secrets management, platform security controls and secure operations
Ensures cloud services remain secure and compliant.
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) & Service Ownership
Mandatory
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) & Service Ownership
SLI/SLO Management & Reliability Optimization
Observability Engineering (Dynatrace, OpenTelemetry)
Incident, Problem & Operational Readiness Management
Cloud Platform Troubleshooting & Production Support
Engineering Coaching & SRE Adoption
Core expectation of the role.
Platform Resilience, Capacity Planning & Disaster Recovery
Mandatory
Service recovery, resilience testing, capacity management and business continuity planning
Required to support highly available services.
Istio Service Mesh & Service Communication Architecture
Mandatory
Traffic management, service-to-service communication, security policies and observability
Key component of modern cloud-native architecture.
Kafka Integration Platform Operations
Mandatory
Understanding of Kafka platform operations, integrations, event-driven architectures and reliability considerations
Supports critical platform connectivity and event processing.
Cloud Database Platforms (AlloyDB/PostgreSQL)
Mandatory
Database operations, availability, backup, performance and platform integration support
Important for managing dependent cloud-native services.
Platform Engineering & Developer Enablement
Mandatory
Building reusable platform capabilities, self-service tooling and engineering standards
Enables scalable platform adoption and operational maturity.
Cross-Functional Engineering & Supplier Collaboration
Mandatory
Working with engineering, product, SRE and supplier teams to deliver and support services
Necessary to ensure successful platform outcomes.