Hybrid Platform Engineer

at Qodea

• Job title: Platform Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Ansible, Cloud, Docker, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Linux, Prometheus, Python, Terraform, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Taguig, Philippines

About the role

• Platform Engineer working at Qodea to design and implement cloud solutions using Google Cloud for global leaders. Collaborating with teams to ensure optimal cloud performance and security.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, reliable, and cost-effective cloud solutions using Google Cloud Platform services and products.
• Analyse business requirements and recommend appropriate cloud technologies and architectures.
• Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure code using tools such as Terraform or Google Cloud Deployment Manager.
• Manage and automate the deployment, scaling, and management of cloud infrastructure using tools such as Kubernetes or Google Cloud Deployment Manager.
• Optimise infrastructure costs by analysing usage and implementing cost-saving measures such as reserved instances or instance rightsizing.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code practices to ensure consistency, repeatability, and version control of cloud infrastructure.
• Implement and maintain security controls and policies to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of cloud infrastructure and data.
• Monitor and respond to security incidents and vulnerabilities, and perform regular security assessments and audits.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure and services for performance, availability, and security issues using tools such as Stackdriver or Prometheus.
• Perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot issues related to cloud infrastructure and services, and implement corrective actions and preventive measures.
• Continuously improve the reliability and resilience of cloud infrastructure by implementing best practices such as fault-tolerance, redundancy, and disaster recovery.
• Proactive management of customer related tasks and projects, by applying the learned skills and knowledge.
• Proactiveness in identifying and suggesting improvements where applicable, detecting missing documentation and filling in the gaps.
• Providing technical support whilst attending meetings with stakeholders as needed.
• Acting as a mentor for the more junior colleagues by sharing your knowledge and expertise, and guiding them through the successful resolution of customer related tasks.

Requirements

• Excellent understanding of Google Cloud Platform architecture and services, including Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, and Cloud Build.
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform and Ansible and containerisation tools such as Docker.
• Ability to code using Python, Go, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Understanding of networking, security, and compliance in a cloud environment and/or on linux distribution systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and provide root cause analysis.
• Already be, or desire to be professionally certified in Google Cloud.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• De Minimis Allowance.
• 13th Month Pay: Equivalent to one month’s base salary, paid every December.
• Medical Insurance: HMO coverage for the employee plus up to two dependents (employer-paid).
• Sick Leave: 15 paid days per year, pro-rated from the start date.
• Annual Leave: 28 days per calendar year (January 1 – December 31), pro-rated based on start date.
• Birthday Leave: An extra paid day off for your birthday.
• Learning Leaves: Ten paid learning days per year.
• Philippine Public Holidays: Statutory holidays are included.
• Bereavement Leave: 3 paid days.
• Parental Leave: Maternity or Paternity leave.
• Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid model (two to three days in the office).
• Peer Recognition: 100 Bonusly points per month for peer recognition.