GCP Platform Engineer

About this role

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission-critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world's leading businesses. We are at the heart of progress; with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI-powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge. For our people-Kyndryls-that means doing purposeful work that powers human progress. Join us and experience a flexible, supportive environment where your well-being is prioritized and your potential can thrive.

The Role

Infrastructure Architects are the key link between Kyndryl and our clients. You're in a technical leadership role, uniting and guiding stakeholders from clients, governance, and project executives to delivery and sometimes even the vendors who work with the client. You'll be there from the start of a project - understanding what's needed and figuring out the best technical solution. And you'll be there at the finish, delivering the right product on time and within budget.

As an Infrastructure Architect, you'll draw upon the full breadth of your talent and experience. This is a technical leadership role, so we want you to bring your vision, knowledge, and leadership to each project. To the client, you're the subject matter expert - consulting early, gathering inputs, understanding what they need from our solution. You define what Kyndryl can do to meet this solution. You design the best solution for the job. And finally, you're the tech leader for implementation.

At Kyndryl we support all major cloud platforms, so you'll get the chance to use everything you know - and then some. You'll also become expert at knowing when and how to call on other SMEs outside your wheelhouse. Thinking your way around pre-existing limitations will grow your creativity and flexibility. You'll learn a lot here, and if you want to work toward certifications there are plenty of opportunities.The rewards for all this are many. You'll get to influence, create, and deliver something from start to finish. You will have the power to delight our clients.

Your future at Kyndryl
This role opens the door to many career paths, both vertical and horizontal, and there may be opportunity to travel. It's a great chance for database administrators or other techs to break into the cloud. It's also a solid path to become enterprise or chief architect or a distinguished engineer! Whatever you see for yourself, you'll find the opportunity here.

Your role

Act as primary owner of GCP platform engineering
Lead design, build, and governance of cloud infrastructure
Ensure secure, scalable, production-grade systems
Drive automation-first and policy-driven engineering
Be accountable for delivery, quality, and reliability

What you will do

Define and enforce GCP architecture, IAM, and org policies
Build and operate GKE and Cloud Run workloads
Develop Terraform modules and automate deployments
Implement RBAC, security scans, and policy controls
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
Execute migration strategies (VM → container / lift & shift)
Design and Apply OPA policies and compliance frameworks
Create and maintain SoPs, architecture docs, runbooks
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize performance + cost
Collaborate with stakeholders and drive end-to-end ownership

Who You Are

You're good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important - you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused - someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you're open and borderless - naturally inclusive in how you work with others.

Required skills and experience

9+ years Projects based hands-on GCP experience
Strong expertise in:GCP Networking, IAM, Org Policy, Resource Hierarchy
GKE (design, deployment, troubleshooting, scaling)
Cloud Run (production-grade implementations)

Advanced 4+ Yrs Hands on Experience in Terraform engineering:Module design, reusable architecture, environment isolation
RBAC integration and policy enforcement
Integration with Terrascan / Checkov

Proven 5+ Yrs Hands-on experience in:CI/CD pipeline design (GitHub Actions / GitLab)
Cloud migrations (VM → container, lift & shift)

Hands-on Experience with Design and Implement OPA (Policy-as-code implementation)
Strong capability in:Architecture design, SoPs, and technical documentation
Production support, debugging, and root cause analysis

Demonstrated ownership, accountability, and proactive delivery
Strong communication skills (stakeholder-facing)

Preferred skills and experience

Solid Experience with:Multi-cloud exposure (AWS/Azure)
Service mesh (Istio or equivalent)
Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Stackdriver)

Knowledge of:FinOps (cost optimization strategies)
Security frameworks and compliance standards

Exposure to:Platform engineering / internal developer platforms
GitOps workflows (ArgoCD / Flux)
Must have written policies from scratch
Must have integrated OPA with Terraform / CI/CD / Kubernetes
Must have handled real enforcement use cases (not POCs)

Experience in:High-scale production environments
Enterprise transformation or modernization programs

Certification:GCP Professional Cloud Architect / DevOps Engineer (preferred)
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer (Optional)
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) (Preferred)
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (Preferred)

Strong Expertise toward:Automation-first approach
Reusable and standardized solutions

Being You

The "Kyn" in Kyndryl means kinship, which represents the strong bonds we have with each other, our customers and our communities. We focus on ensuring all Kyndryls feel included and we welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We believe in growth, and we're excited to see what you can bring. At Kyndryl, employee feedback has told…