Junior Cloud Platform Engineer

We are looking for a Junior Cloud Platform Engineer to support and optimize cloud infrastructure, mainly on Google Cloud Platform.

You will be involved in provisioning, monitoring, governance, and incident handling, while enhancing operational workflows. Join us to develop your skills in cloud operations and infrastructure as code.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing GKE cluster OS upgrades and container OS patching
• Perform cloud onboarding and infrastructure changes using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform
• Monitor logs and metrics to detect and address performance or availability issues or escalate when necessary
• Diagnose recurring cloud infrastructure problems and create automation scripts and runbooks to improve response efficiency
• Contribute to backup policy enforcement, verify backup restorations, and resolve backup-related issues
• Support access management processes and help with permissions troubleshooting and tagging compliance
• Automate tagging enforcement and resource monitoring activities
• Collaborate with client teams to address infrastructure issues and share operational insights promptly
• Maintain and produce documentation including operational manuals, runbooks, and scripts

Requirements

• Basic experience with Google Cloud Platform or comparable cloud platforms with at least 1 year in resource provisioning and maintenance
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform
• Ability to monitor cloud systems and troubleshoot performance or availability challenges
• Understanding of cloud governance, tagging frameworks, and access management principles
• Basic familiarity with containerized platforms like GKE and Docker, including patch management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a collaborative mindset
• Effective communication skills and ability to document operational runbooks and processes
• English proficiency at B2 Upper-Intermediate level

We offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn