API/GCP Platform Engineer

At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together. We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow. We are seeking an experienced API / GCP Platform Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will sit at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, API management, and modern developer platforms. You will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust platform foundations on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) while enabling seamless, secure API connectivity across enterprise systems. This position is ideal for an engineer who excels at bridging infrastructure automation with developer experience—ensuring our cloud environments are secure, scalable, and easy for application teams to build upon. What You’ll Be Doing GCP Platform Engineering: Design, build, and maintain core landing zones, infrastructure, and platform services within Google Cloud Platform using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). API Gateway & Governance: Implement and manage enterprise API gateways, routing patterns, and security policies (e.g., Apigee, GCP API Gateway) to enable secure integration across microservices and external systems. Automation & CI/CD: Architect and manage robust CI/CD deployment pipelines, automated testing, and release workflows for both platform infrastructure and API proxies. Developer Enablement: Create clear patterns, service templates, and "as-a-service" capabilities that simplify cloud adoption for software engineering teams. Security & Observability: Implement end-to-end monitoring, logging, a