Senior GCP CloudOps Engineer

Team: IT

Location: US

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: remote

Accountabilities:

• Lead the day-to-day operations of production Google Cloud Platform environments, ensuring high availability, reliability, and operational excellence across cloud infrastructure.
• Design, implement, and optimize monitoring, observability, alerting, and incident response processes while driving root cause analysis and continuous service improvements.
• Build and maintain infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code and scripting technologies to improve scalability, efficiency, and operational consistency.
• Develop operational standards, documentation, runbooks, and best practices that support long-term platform reliability and knowledge sharing.
• Partner with engineering, architecture, and security teams to implement secure, scalable cloud solutions while embedding operational readiness into new services.
• Establish cloud governance practices including capacity planning, cost optimization, resource management, and security controls aligned with compliance requirements.
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend platform enhancements that improve performance, scalability, and long-term operational efficiency.
• Mentor junior engineers, promote technical excellence, and foster a collaborative culture focused on continuous learning and operational maturity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in cloud operations, infrastructure engineering, or similar roles, including at least 4 years managing production Google Cloud Platform environments.
• Strong expertise with core GCP services including GKE, Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, IAM, VPC networking, Cloud Monitoring, and Cloud Logging.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and automation using Python, Go, or Bash.
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps practices, and cloud-native deployment methodologies.
• Experience leading incident response, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing observability and performance monitoring solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud networking, security best practices, identity management, cost optimization, and compliance-focused cloud architectures.
• GCP certifications such as Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer, or Professional Cloud Security Engineer are highly valued.
• Strong communication, analytical thinking, mentoring abilities, and the capacity to perform effectively in fast-paced, production-critical environments.

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary ranging from $125,000 to $150,000, based on experience, skills, and qualifications.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance coverage.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Paid family leave.
• Generous paid time off (17–27 days annually based on tenure) plus 9 paid holidays.
• Fully remote work environment with virtual interview process.
• Opportunities for professional growth, technical leadership, and continuous learning.
• Collaborative culture focused on innovation, cloud excellence, and engineering best practices.