Senior GCP Kubernetes Engineer

Job Summary :

The Platform Architect is responsible for designing and evolving the enterprise-wide platform strategy, ensuring scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure to support IT services and business applications. This role focuses on defining the technical architecture, automation frameworks, and governance models for Platform Engineering, ensuring a seamless integration of cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments. The Platform Architect will lead infrastructure modernization, automation adoption, and the transition to a platform-as-a-product approach while collaborating with engineering, operations, security, and development teams.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Platform Architecture & Design

• Define and implement the technical vision for platform engineering, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security.
• Develop reference architectures for cloud, on-prem, and hybrid infrastructure.
• Establish standardized patterns for platform automation, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and self-service provisioning.
• Lead the design of APIs and platform integrations to ensure seamless interoperability across tools and teams.

2. Automation & Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Strategy

3. Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure Strategy

4. Observability, Performance, & Reliability Engineering

5. Security, Compliance, & Governance

6. Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

Required Qualifications & Skills :

Technical Skills

Soft Skills

Preferred Certifications