Platform Engineer

Role: Platform Engineer

Job Ref Id: JD-1168

Competence level: 3

Start date: 2026-10-01

End date: 2027-03-31

Extension option: Yes

Scope: 100%

Location: Stockholm

Remote work: Yes

Language: English

Application deadline: ASAP, no later than 2026-09-25

Number of consultants: 1

Security clearance: No

About the assignment

We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join our team and help design, build, and operate secure, scalable, and reliable cloud platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role involves driving platform automation, infrastructure-as-code practices, CI/CD enablement, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable platform services and cloud infrastructure in GCP.

Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.

Develop and maintain platform services and APIs using Python and FastAPI.

Manage and optimize PostgreSQL environments and platform integrations.

Ensure high availability, observability, reliability, and security of platform services.

Collaborate with engineers and product teams to improve developer experience and platform adoption.

Implement and maintain cloud governance, access controls, and security best practices.

Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve platform and infrastructure issues.

Drive automation initiatives to reduce operational overhead and improve service quality.

Support networking, connectivity, and identity management across cloud environments.

Requirements

Mandatory

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Proven experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, or similar role.

Strong experience with Python development.

Hands-on experience with FastAPI or similar backend frameworks.

Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL administration, performance tuning, and integrations.

Extensive experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Solid experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.

Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.

Strong understanding of DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering principles.

Experience designing secure, scalable, and maintainable cloud architectures.

Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice-to-have

Kubernetes (highly valued)

Experience operating applications and platforms on Kubernetes

Metadata and data governance platforms such as OpenMetadata

GCP Networking: Load Balancers, DNS, TLS/SSL Certificates, Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP)

Cloud security and networking fundamentals

Observability and monitoring tooling

Originally posted on Himalayas