Platform Engineer
First seen by Alion on Oct 5, 2026.
About the Role :
We are seeking an experienced Platform Engineer with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform to join our engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure and platform services, enabling our development teams to deploy and run applications efficiently and securely at scale.
Total Experience : 3 - 6 years
Key Responsibilities :
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform.
- Build and manage containerized application platforms using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
- Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform, Deployment Manager, or similar tools.
- Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Cloud Build, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.
- Manage service mesh implementations and microservices architecture.
Requirements :
- 3+ years of experience working with Google Cloud Platform.
- Strong expertise in GCP core services : Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, VPC, Cloud Load Balancing.
- Extensive experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes/GKE).
- Proficiency in infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Ansible, or similar).
- Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go.
- Experience with CI/CD tools and GitOps methodologies.
- Deep understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, VPN).
- Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Cloud Monitoring).
Skills
DevOps, Google Cloud Platform, Google Kubernetes Engine, IAC Terraform, CI/CD Pipeline, Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Bash Scripting, Monitoring Tools