Cloud Platform Engineer

About Syn Max

Based in Houston, Texas, with offices in London and New York, Syn Max is a pioneering data intelligence company specializing in maritime and energy intelligence. By integrating advanced satellite imagery and AI, Syn Max delivers unparalleled insights into maritime operations, oil and gas development, coal inventory, and LNG flows, enabling businesses and organizations to make data-driven decisions with precision and confidence.

Job Description

We're seeking a skilled Infrastructure Engineer to join our growing engineering team and take ownership of the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments supporting our industry-disrupting analytics platforms. You’ll be responsible for the management, deployment, uptime, and scalability of our core cloud services. This role has a strong focus on Dev Ops practices, CI/CD automation, and ensuring the reliability of our unus.

This is an exceptional opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment and wants to shape our technical architecture, operational practices, and future roadmap.

What success looks like

• Platform meets or exceeds SLAs.
• Incidents resolved quickly and documented with appropriate RCA and future runbooks.
• Additional automation helps scaling and relieving manual effort.
• Observability detects incidents as early as possible.
• Ongoing review of environments with stakeholders to identify cloud cost optimization opportunities.

Qualifications and Experience

BS in CS or related STEM field mock.

Pee‑si n 5+ years of experience in an Infrastructure, Dev Ops, or Site Reliability Engineering role with expertise in Google Cloud Platforms (GCP). ❷ Proven experience with Dev Ops methodologies and building robust CI/CD pipelines.

❸ Experience with designing, managing, and deploying MEC infrastructure with a focus on ensuring scalability, security, resiliency, and high uptime.

❹ Experience with microservices, serverless/containerization and container orchestration such as Kubernetes, Docker, and Cloud Run. ❺ Strong experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, ELK stack, Data Dog, New Relic, Splunk, or similar technologies.

❻ Experience with Infrastructure weaknesses using Terraform. ❼ Familiarity with networking, security, and access management within a cloud environment (VPCs, subnets, firewalls, DNS, load balancers, full/partial VPNs). ❽ Strong scripting skills (Bash, Go, python). ❾ The ability to work effectively in a team environment with remotely located staff in different time zones, demonstrating strong communication and coordination skills. Preferred skills and experience

• Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with hands‑on experience managing and deploying services such as Google Compute Engine (GCE), Cloud Runs, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL, and Big Query.
• Experience with Github actions.
• Experience with managing cloud costs and Fin Ops optimization.
• Experience with ISO
  27001.
• CMMCорал 2.

What we Offer

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• A vibrant and supportive work environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• Access to the latest tools and technologies.

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