Senior GCP Platform Engineer: Terraform, GitOps, Enterprise Cloud

Ncsaustralia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS is seeking an experienced Senior GCP Platform Engineer to lead the design, build, and maintenance of secure cloud infrastructure and modern containerized apps on Google Cloud Platform in Sydney. You will own secure landing zones, cloud migrations, and advanced IaC with Terraform delivered via a GitOps approach.

You will partner with software squads, security teams, and stakeholders to drive platform delivery, developer enablement, and continuous optimization across enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, building, and operating secure Google Cloud Platform solutions in large enterprises.
• Proficient with Terraform IaC and GitOps workflows.
• Strong scripting in Python or Bash.
• Deep knowledge of GCP services, containers and data/messaging services.
• Solid networking and cloud security practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and GitOps deployment models.
• Professional Google Cloud certifications (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect/DevOps/Developer).

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support core and advanced GCP solutions and services including Cloud Run, GKE, Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, and Pub/Sub.
• Architect secure landing zones, foundations, and cloud migration patterns.
• Build and maintain IaC with Terraform and automate deployments via GitOps/CI/CD.
• Design secure, scalable network architectures on GCP including VPCs, subnets, firewalls, and DNS.
• Write automation scripts in Python or Bash to enable platform operations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure project delivery and platform optimization.

Skills

GCP engineering

CI/CD & GitOps

Python or Bash

GKE / Cloud Run

Security best practices

Landing zones

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Terraform

GitHub/GitLab CI

Google Cloud Console

Job description

NCS is seeking an experienced Senior GCP Platform Engineer to lead the design, build, and maintenance of secure cloud infrastructure and modern containerized apps on Google Cloud Platform in Sydney. You will own secure landing zones, cloud migrations, and advanced IaC with Terraform delivered via a GitOps approach.

You will partner with software squads, security teams, and stakeholders to drive platform delivery, developer enablement, and continuous optimization across enterprise environments.