What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Google Cloud Platform Platform Engineer position at TekShapers?
Google Cloud Platform Platform Engineer – Enterprise Cloud & AI PlatformRole SummaryThe Google Cloud Platform Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and operating secure, compliant, and scalable cloud and AI-enabled platforms on Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform). This role enables application, data, and analytics teams by providing standardized cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, and approved Google AI services while meeting financial services regulatory, security, and resiliency requirements.The engineer partners with the Cloud, Data & AI teams, Information Security, and Risk to ensure AI workloads are deployed with appropriate governance, data controls, and observability. Key Responsibilities Enterprise Cloud & AI PlatformDesign and maintain enterprise Google Cloud Platform landing zones aligned with NYL governance standards.Build and operate shared cloud services supporting both AI and non-AI workloads.Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for platform, networking, and AI service enablement.Support hybrid connectivity and secure data access patterns for AI use cases.Kubernetes, Containers & AI WorkloadsEngineer and operate GKE clusters for application and AI inference workloads.Enable containerized AI services and microservices using approved base images.Support GPU-enabled workloads where approved.Implement standardized deployment patterns for AI APIs and services.Google AI / GenAI Enablement Experience: 10 years of experience in cloud, platform, or DevOps engineering.Google Cloud Platform Expertise: Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform.IaC: Expertise in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code. Harness IACMContainers: Experience operating Kubernetes / GKE Autopilot in enterprise environments.Scripting: Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Go.Security & Networking: Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, and networking concepts.Governance: Experience working in regulated or highly governed environments.Desired / Preferred Qualifications (AI-Focused)Experience enabling or operating Google AI services, such as:Vertex AI (endpoints, pipelines, monitoring, agentic AI engines, and communication protocols).Gemini APIs or other managed GenAI services