Google Platform Engineer - GCP

NCS Group Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS Australia is seeking a Google Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build and maintain infrastructure as code and applications on Google Cloud. You will work with Cloud Run, GKE, Cloud VMware Engine, and Compute Engine, delivering secure foundations and migrations with Terraform via GitOps.

Responsibilities include CI/CD implementation, scripting in Python or Bash, and securing cloud networks while collaborating with stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering secure Google Cloud Platform solutions for enterprise scale.
• Hands-on Google Cloud experience
• Terraform IaC delivery via GitOps practices
• Scripting in Python or Bash
• CI/CD pipelines for platform delivery
• Know-how of APIs, networking, and security best practices
• Certifications in Google Cloud (Cloud Architect/DevOps/Developer) preferred

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure GCP solutions (Cloud Run, GKE, Cloud VMware Engine, Compute Engine).
• Build and manage advanced IaC using Terraform with GitOps.
• Architect secure foundations and landing zones for cloud workloads and migrations.
• Implement end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for automated delivery.
• Develop automation scripts in Python or Bash for platform management.
• Design secure cloud networks (VPCs, subnets, firewalls, DNS).
• Enable developer productivity and provide technical platform support.
• Act as a technical consultant with stakeholders to ensure delivery.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Terraform IaC

DevOps practices

Python scripting

Networking in cloud

CI/CD pipelines

Security in cloud

Tools

Terraform

GitOps

Python

Bash

GKE

Compute Engine

Job description

At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.

We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow.

At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.

We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow.

Job Description

As a Google Cloud Platform Engineer at NCS, you will work hands-on, designing, building and maintaining infrastructure as code and applications built on Google Cloud.

In this position, your responsibilities will include designing, deploying, and supporting various Google Cloud Platform solutions and services such as Cloud Run, Google Kubernetes Engine, Google Cloud VMware Engine, and Compute Engine. Your experience should cover secure foundations/landing zone delivery, cloud migrations, and infrastructure as code with Terraform delivered via a GitOps methodology. A deep understanding of DevOps principles, platform delivery, and application/developer enablement is essential. You will also work with a wide range of applications and architectures, requiring a solid comprehension of APIs, software development practices, networking concepts, and security best practices.

You will work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery, provide ongoing support, and identify continuous improvement and optimisation opportunities. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are a must, as is the ability to adapt to evolving requirements and technologies in the dynamic cloud landscape.

Most of all, we'll want you to have strong consulting skills, a customer-first attitude, a keen focus on secure software delivery, and a desire to add value both internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available Google Cloud Platform (GCP) solutions and services, including Cloud Run, GKE, Google Cloud VMware Engine, and Compute Engine.
• Build and manage enterprise-level infrastructure as code (IaC) at an advanced level using Terraform, leveraging a GitOps methodology for platform delivery.
• Architect and deliver secure foundations and landing zones to establish robust baselines for cloud workloads and facilitate seamless application migrations.
• Implement and optimize end-to-end CI/CD pipelines to ensure automated, reliable, and secure software and platform delivery.
• Develop automated scripts using Python or Bash to streamline platform management, enhance operational efficiency, and drive continuous improvement.
• Design and manage secure cloud network architectures, including the configuration of Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), subnets, firewalls, load balancing, and DNS, while applying robust security threat mitigation techniques.
• Enable developer productivity and application delivery by embedding DevOps principles, providing technical platform support, and abstracting infrastructure complexities.
• Act as a technical consultant to collaborate closely with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring successful project delivery and high-value outcomes.
• Provide ongoing platform support and optimization, identifying continuous improvement opportunities to adapt to evolving technologies in a dynamic cloud landscape.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role as a Cloud Engineer developing, implementing or managing secure Google Cloud solutions at an enterprise level
• Previous hands on Google Cloud experience
• Previous experience of working on Federal Government projects
• Previous experience building infrastructure as code with Terraform at an advanced level
• Ability to script in at least one of the following languages: Python, Bash
• Applied knowledge of CI/CD concepts and deployment of platform solutions
• Solutions experience leveraging GCP-based core services such as Compute Engine, App Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, etc.
• Be well-versed in networking concepts, including virtual private clouds (VPCs), subnets, load balancing, firewalls, and DNS
• Experience designing secure and scalable network architectures on Google Cloud
• Security-focused with a deep understanding of cloud security principles, threats, and mitigation techniques
• Hold one more of the following Professional Level Google Cloud certifications: Cloud Architect, Cloud DevOps Engineer, Cloud Developer or other professional-level Google Cloud certifications

Additional Information

Why join us:

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply.

Work rights and background checks

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks