Cloud Platform Engineer (Google Cloud)

About Secure Tech

Secure Tech is a system integration company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The company specializes in security systems and technical solutions, committed to providing services and equipment that adhere to international standards in the technological and security fields. The team focuses on continuous development and improvement.

The Role of Cloud Platform Engineer (Google Cloud)

Secure Tech is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer (Google Cloud) to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves building, securing, and operating the Google Cloud foundation and Kubernetes (GKE) platform. The engineer will initially focus on the Super App and then extend support to future cloud workloads across the group.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the GCP organization, including folders, projects, Shared VPC, and organizational policies, all managed as Terraform code.
• Operate GKE clusters, covering upgrades, node pools, autoscaling, network policies, Workload Identity, and Binary Authorization.
• Manage cloud networking components such as VPC, Cloud NAT, Cloud DNS, load balancers, Cloud Armor, Cloudflare integration, and HA VPN or Interconnect to the data center.
• Administer IAM, ensuring least privileged roles, managing groups, Identity-Aware Proxy, just-in-time privileged access, and conducting quarterly access reviews.
• Manage encryption keys using Cloud KMS and Secret Manager.
• Implement and manage backups and disaster recovery, including Backup for GKE, restore tests, and DR drills.
• Address Security Command Center findings and provide necessary evidence for NCA, PDPL, and PCI DSS audits.
• Control cloud costs through rightsizing, committed-use discounts, budget alerts, and cost labels per company.
• Review infrastructure changes proposed by both vendors and internal teams.

Required Experience

Candidates for this role should possess 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in cloud platform engineering, specifically with Google Cloud environments.

Work Environment and Location

This is a full-time position located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working within a team of qualified professionals dedicated to technological and security solutions.