Lead Cloud Platform Engineer

  • Charlotte, NC
  • Posted 22 hours ago | Updated 11 hours ago

Overview

On Site
$65.0000 - $67.0000
Full Time

Skills

GCP
Kubernetes
GKE
GCP Architecture
Docker
Python
GO
GCP Services
CI/CD
Prometheus
Grafana
GCP Operations Suite

Job Details

Job Details:


Domain: Banking & Financial

Title: Lead Cloud Platform Engineer

Location: Charlotte, NC

Duration: 12+ months contract
Pay Rate: $65-$67/hr


Description:


Must Haves:




  • Minimum of 7 years in cloud engineering, SRE, or platform engineering roles.



  • At least 3 years of deep, hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform architecture and services, particularly GKE/Kubernetes.



  • Demonstrated success in a technical leadership or principal engineer capacity



  • Expert-level knowledge of Terraform for provisioning and managing complex cloud infrastructure.



  • Deep expertise in GKE/Kubernetes, including cluster management, networking (e.g., Istio), and deployment tools (Helm).



  • Strong proficiency with containerization technologies (Docker).



  • Advanced scripting and automation skills using languages like Python or Go.



  • Experience designing and implementing robust monitoring and logging solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Google Cloud Platform operations suite).



  • Solid understanding of Google Cloud Platform services (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM, etc.).



  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools.



  • Strong leadership capabilities with a proven ability to mentor and elevate a technical team.



  • An analytical and engineering-driven approach to problem-solving.



  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.



  • A proactive and independent work ethic, combined with a strong sense of team collaboration.




Plusses:



  • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate/Professional



  • Google Cloud Platform Cloud Architect



  • Google Cloud Platform Professional DevOps Engineer



  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)





Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)


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