Principal Platform Engineer- GCP and Kubernetes is a must
Core
Lead the evolution and performance of a Kubernetes-based production environment, driving reliability, scalability, and observability for mission-critical systems.
Role type
Principal Platform Engineer (Kubernetes/GCP)
Builds
Resilient, scalable production infrastructure and platform services
Domain
Cybersecurity / Cloud Infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes administration, Linux systems administration, GCP cloud expertise, Terraform/IaC, container lifecycle management, Go/Python programming, database performance tuning, networking fundamentals
Preferred skills
Multi-cloud exposure, architecture bottleneck identification, incident response process improvement
Technologies
Kubernetes, GCP, Terraform, Go, Python, Linux
Responsibilities
Maintain and scale Kubernetes production platform; Improve performance, reliability, and availability of production systems; Ensure comprehensive observability (metrics, logs, traces); Diagnose and tune database and service performance; Partner with Development teams on platform impact; Identify architecture bottlenecks; Collaborate with Support teams on operational runbooks and incident response
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence
