Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Indotronix International Corporation • Austin, TX

16h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Cloud Platform Engineer serves as a trusted Cloud Engineering partner for product and vendor teams, driving architecture, automation, and operational best practices across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure. The role bridges platform reliability and product excellence in a hybrid work environment and supports cloud solutions throughout the product lifecycle.

The engineer translates requirements into secure, scalable cloud designs aligned with published standards; builds and manages Terraform infrastructure; leads initial deployments and go-lives; and provides post-launch operational support. The role also helps enforce security and infrastructure standards, collaborates with external partners, contributes reusable Terraform assets, and documents work and decisions.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of hands-on experience in cloud, platform, or solutions engineering roles supporting application teams.
• Expertise with GCP projects, IAM, Shared VPC, Private Service Connect, Cloud DNS, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, and Pub/Sub.
• Proficiency in Azure subscriptions, Entra ID, virtual networking, and Azure Firewall.
• Advanced Terraform skills, including module authoring, remote state management, and CI integration.
• CI/CD pipeline experience with Azure DevOps or Cloud Build and Workload Identity Federation.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, DNS, TLS, OAuth2/OIDC, and least-privilege design.
• Ability to diagnose production issues using logs, audit trails, and IAM policy state.
• Experience collaborating directly with product owners and developers on requirements and documentation.
• Excellent written communication skills for design rationale, reviews, and handoffs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

• Google Professional Cloud Architect or Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification.
• Experience with GCP VPC Service Controls, organization policy, or domain-restricted sharing.
• Familiarity with Apigee X, GKE/Kubernetes, Pub/Sub, Kafka, or event-driven integration.
• Experience serving as the cloud-side counterpart to vendor-delivered platforms.
• FinOps exposure, including cost estimation and spend review.
• Background in Product, Agile, or DevSecOps frameworks.
• Understanding of supply chain, distribution, or logistics domains.

Responsibilities

• Act as the embedded Cloud Engineering contact for assigned product and vendor delivery teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Translate complex requirements into secure, scalable cloud designs using GCP and Azure, aligned with published standards.
• Build and manage Infrastructure as Code in Terraform, including reusable modules and remote state in CI workflows.
• Lead first deployments, validate environments, resolve defects, and support smooth go-lives.
• Provide post-launch operational support and diagnose issues involving access, connectivity, capacity, cost, and security.
• Review infrastructure code, architecture decisions, and pull requests for compliance with Cloud Engineering standards.
• Implement and optimize security controls, including VPC Service Controls, organization policies, and Identity-Aware Proxy.
• Collaborate with external partners to ensure cloud solutions are secure, compliant, and reliable.
• Contribute to shared Terraform module libraries and document reusable assets.
• Track work in Jira and maintain clear, concise documentation.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and partial remote flexibility.
• Collaborative, high-impact engineering culture focused on innovation and growth.
• Exposure to leading cloud technologies across GCP and Azure.
• Opportunity to influence cloud engineering standards and best practices.
• Professional growth through challenging projects and cross-team collaboration.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior