GCP platform engineer

TLDR

Design and build modern Google Cloud environments for enterprise clients, focusing on secure architectures and automated cloud platforms.

GCP platform engineer 

Simple Machines
Hybrid · Full-time · Sydney, Australia

About Simple Machines

Simple Machines is a leading independent boutique technology firm with a global footprint across London, Poland, Sydney, San Francisco, and New Zealand. We operate at the intersection of data, AI, machine learning, data engineering, and software engineering building bespoke platforms and products that turn complex data into real-world outcomes.

We work with enterprises, technology companies, and governments to help them better understand their organisations, customers, and citizens. Our teams design and build large-scale data platforms, intelligent systems, and high-impact software products.

We engineer data to life™.

Requirements

We are looking for a GCP Platform Engineer with strong DevOps and cloud platform experience to help design and build modern Google Cloud environments for enterprise clients.

This role focuses on analysing requirements, designing secure architectures, and provisioning scalable cloud services across the Google Cloud ecosystem. You will work closely with engineering and data teams to enable reliable, secure, and automated cloud platforms that support modern AI and event-driven applications.

This is a hands-on engineering role suited to someone who enjoys building infrastructure, automating environments, and enabling development teams through well-designed cloud platforms.

Solid skills across:

  • GCP Identity: IAM-WIF 
  • GCP AI Runtime: Cloud Run, Agent Engine, ADK, Vertex AI, Gemini Enterprise
  • GCP Serverless: Eventarc, functions, tasks
  • GCP Automation: Terraform, DevOps, GitHub

What We're Looking For

  • Strong DevOps / platform engineering mindset
  • Deep familiarity with the Google Cloud ecosystem
  • Experience designing secure, scalable cloud platforms
  • Hands-on experience building automated infrastructure
  • Ability to work with engineers, architects, and client teams to deliver practical solutions

Simple Machines is an independent technology consultancy that designs and builds modern data platforms, intelligent systems, and bespoke software, leveraging expertise in data engineering, AI, and software engineering. We empower enterprises, scale-ups, and governments to transform messy, high-value data into impactful products and decisions. Our unique approach focuses on delivering tailored solutions that drive real-world outcomes, ensuring our clients maximize their data's potential.

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