Overview
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Job Details
We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Cloud Platform Engineer with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform), Kubernetes (GKE), and Infrastructure as Code to join our team on a long-term contract in Charlotte, NC.
Must-Have Skills:
7+ years in cloud engineering, SRE, or platform engineering roles
3+ years of hands-on Google Cloud Platform experience with a strong focus on GKE/Kubernetes
Proven experience as a technical lead or principal engineer
Expert-level Terraform experience for managing cloud infrastructure
Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals, including Istio, Helm, and cluster operations
Strong Docker and containerization knowledge
Advanced scripting skills in Python or Go
Strong experience with monitoring/logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Google Cloud Operations Suite
In-depth knowledge of core Google Cloud Platform services: Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM, etc.
Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines