Position: GCP Platform Engineer

Location: Toronto

Work Model: Hybrid

• Experience in using Public Cloud services. Certification in GCP (GCP Cloud Associate) is required.
• Experience in using Infrastructure as Code tooling Like Terraform.
• Experience in DevOps tooling like GitHub, GitHub Actions, Cloud Build and Terraform Cloud is a positive.
• Proficiency in languages like Python, Go, or Java is crucial. You'll be automating tasks, creating scripts, and developing infrastructure as code.
• Experience with Docker is a must - including setting up and managing Docker registries as well as creating Dockerfiles to create custom images.
• Experience on setting up Kubernetes or similar platform on premise/cloud (On-prem Rancher experience is a plus)
• General Understanding of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and how to optimize them for faster software delivery.
• Should have knowledge of overlay networking needed for inter-container communications from different nodes as well as external servers/infrastructure
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Artifactory etc. to reduce cycle times and ensure quality.
• Experience automating systems deployments and configuration management using tools like Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Terraform, Saltstack.
• Must have virtualization experience like VirtualBox, Hyper-V, Docker, VMware etc.
• Strong scripting skills (i. e. shell scripting, Python, Perl, Ansible) for automation.
• Working experience with source control systems like Git.
• Exposure to working on cloud platforms like Azure/GCP/AWS
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies
• Team player with effective communication skills (verbal and written)
• Able to see tasks through to completion without significant guidance
• Self-managed and results-oriented with sense of ownership is required
• A university degree in Mathematics, Science, Engineering, Management or relevant.