Senior Platform Engineer - Cloud & Data

Role : Senior Platform Engineer (Cloud & Data)Engagement Details:

Location: Remote

Experience: 8+ years in Platform Engineering | 3+ years in cloud-based data platforms

Project / Requirement Overview:

We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to build and manage scalable, cloud-native data platforms on GCP. The role focuses on platform engineering, governance, automation, secure data access, and platform reliability.

Key Responsibilities:Platform Engineering:

• Design and develop cloud-native platform foundations on GCP.

• Create reusable templates for data storage, access control, and environment setup.

• Enable self-service onboarding for data teams.

• Support scalable and reliable platform architecture for enterprise data workloads.

Identity & Access Management:

• Integrate Okta with GCP IAM and Snowflake.

• Implement SSO, RBAC, and least-privilege access controls.

• Automate user provisioning and lifecycle management.

Governance & Security:

• Implement PII tagging, masking, and column-level security.

• Work with BigQuery policy tags and Snowflake tagging.

• Ensure compliance, governance, auditability, and secure data access.

Automation & Infrastructure:

• Automate provisioning, access control, and metadata management.

• Utilize Terraform, Python, SQL, and CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.

• Support containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.

Observability & Reliability:

• Monitor platform usage, access, and data quality.

• Build alerting, logging, and audit mechanisms.

• Ensure platform reliability and operational excellence through CI/CD and monitoring practices.

Tech Stack:

• GCP (BigQuery, GCS, IAM), Snowflake, Okta, Python, SQL, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Bitbucket.

Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in Platform Engineering.

• 3+ years of experience working with cloud-based data platforms.

• Experience working in enterprise-scale environments.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.