As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will be using Google Cloud and other cutting edge open source tooling to create scalable and efficient systems for customers that add value and digital transformation.

You will have an excellent understanding of cloud computing, strong programming skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality, reliable, and secure solutions while critiquing designs to drive forward best practice.

Please Note: Previous experience of Google Cloud (GCP) is not essential. Experience of one of the other major Public Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) would be sufficient.
Requirements
Cloud Solution Design and Implementation:

• 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

Infrastructure Management and Automation:

• 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

Security and Compliance:

• 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

Monitoring and Troubleshooting:

• 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

Key Skills:

• 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
• Professional cloud certification(s), or the desire to become professionally certified with Google Cloud.

About Qodea:

Qodea (formally Appsbroker CTS) is the largest Google Cloud-only digital consultancy in Europe.
Our name marks the culmination of a journey which began with the merger of Appsbroker and CTS in 2023. Combining the words ‘code’ and ‘idea’, our name embodies the essence of who we are and what we do; providing tried and trusted digital solutions, whilst helping our clients look to the future and innovate. We’re looking for bright, passionate people to join us at the vanguard, delivering the most ambitious Google Cloud projects across AI, security, martech, data, and Workspace.

With offices across Europe, you’ll be joining a dynamic team of talented but down-to-earth experts, with a presence across the UK, the Netherlands, Romania, and Belgium.

By joining forces, both companies bring over 15 years of Google Cloud experience under one roof, with over 420+ Google certifications, a list of brilliant enterprise customers, incredibly talented people, and multiple industry awards - meaning we can be trusted to deliver.
Benefits

Location:

This role can be either fully remote or hybrid based depending on your preference. We have an office in Iași, which you can choose to work from as often as you like. There is no mandatory office working, but you might be expected to travel to offices or customer sites for specific meetings or events.

Our Culture:

Our culture and values are really important to us. We believe in leading the customer, thinking big and delivering it brilliantly, doing right, having ownership over our work, and being agile. We invest strongly in our people, and our culture is down-to-earth, approachable, energetic, bright, and helpful.

In uniting our team of over 300 best-in-class experts, we now have a fantastic opportunity to build on our collective heritage and grow an even better company, with an even more dynamic, creative, and diverse culture from which to learn from one another and serve our customers. We want ambitious people to join us who can help us with this mission.

As part of our values and doing right, we believe in business with a positive impact, and we’re mindful of the way our company connects with the world around it. We’re a certified B Corporation and our commitment to sustainability shapes what we do and how we do it - from the way we work with our customers to how we nurture and develop our talented community.