GCP Platform Engineer

HMG AMERICA LLC; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular travel to Seattle/Dallas

Job summary

HMG AMERICA LLC is seeking a GCP Platform Engineer/Architect to design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform. The role emphasizes IaC with Terraform, BigQuery management, and CI/CD pipelines via GitLab, with a focus on secure networking and automation.

The ideal candidate has hands-on GCP experience in the last four years, strong Terraform/IaC skills, and deep knowledge of cloud networking, security, and monitoring.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) in the last 4 years.
• Strong Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) skills.
• Experience with Google BigQuery and data infrastructure.
• Proficiency in GitLab and GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid cloud networking knowledge: VPCs, subnets, firewall rules, routing.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure GCP infrastructure.
• Develop infrastructure as code using Terraform.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines with GitLab.
• Configure and manage BigQuery environments and access controls.
• Design GCP networking including VPCs and firewall rules.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes.
• Implement cloud security, IAM, monitoring, and best practices.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and performance issues; collaborate with teams.

Skills

GCP Expertise

Terraform

IaC

BigQuery

GitLab CI/CD

Cloud Networking

Cloud Security IAM

Troubleshooting

Communication

Automation

Tools

GitLab

Terraform

BigQuery

Job description

Location: Remote – USA

Travel Requirement: Twice per month to either Seattle, WA, or Dallas, TX

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced GCP Platform Engineer / Architect with strong hands‑on expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Terraform, BigQuery, GitLab, and cloud networking. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, building, automating, and maintaining scalable and secure cloud infrastructure on GCP.

Candidates must have strong, recent hands‑on experience with GCP technologies, particularly over the last four years. This role requires expertise in infrastructure as code, CI/CD automation, networking, and BigQuery. Multi‑cloud experience is not required, as the primary focus is on Google Cloud Platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure GCP infrastructure.
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and GitLab CI/CD.
• Configure and manage BigQuery environments, datasets, access controls, and related cloud infrastructure.
• Design and support GCP networking, including VPCs, subnets, firewall rules, routing, and connectivity.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes.
• Implement cloud security, IAM, monitoring, and infrastructure best practices.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, deployment, and performance issues.Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams to deliver reliable cloud platform solutions.
• Travel to either Seattle or Dallas twice per month as required.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Strong hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Recent experience working with GCP technologies over the last four years.
• Strong expertise in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience with Google BigQuery.
• Hands‑on experience with GitLab and GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, including VPCs, subnets, firewall rules, routing, and connectivity.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure automation, deployment, and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of GCP security, IAM, and infrastructure best practices.
• Strong problem‑solving and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing enterprise‑scale GCP platforms.
• Knowledge of infrastructure monitoring, logging, and cloud cost optimization.
• Experience with automated infrastructure testing and deployment best practices.
• GCP certifications are a plus.
• GCP is the primary cloud platform; multi‑cloud expertise is not required.
• Recent hands‑on experience with GCP, BigQuery, Terraform, GitLab, and networking is essential.
• Candidates must be comfortable traveling to either Seattle or Dallas twice per month.