Overview
Remote
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Skills
Large Scale
Platform Engineer
GCP
IaC
Job Details
Position- Platform Engineer - JN -61
Contract- long term
Location: onsite/hybrid preferred otherwise must be in Grand rapids MI, IL, IN, IL, WI, OH, KY area (if not in MI, then remote in IL, IN, IL, WI, OH, KY)
Qualifications
Must-Have Skills
Experience supporting large-scale, distributed systems in a multi-cloud environment.
Solid interpersonal and communication skills to interact across multiple teams; able to influence without authority and work effectively with engineers, product, and architecture.
Designing reusable Terraform modules in both Azure & Google Clouds, including PaaS offerings (not only VMs).
Understanding multi-cloud networking patterns across Azure and Google Cloud Platform (VPC, VNets, peering, private endpoints) and implementing them via Terraform.
Experience managing Terraform state securely and implementing automated testing for IaC (Terratest, Tftest).
Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, Bash) and ability to build automation from the ground up for IaC workflows.
GitHub Actions experience.
Knowledge of cloud cost management and enforcing governance through IaC (tagging strategies, budget alerts).
Experience embedding security controls in IaC (e.g., scanning with Checkov, tfsec, or similar tools).
Experience publishing and maintaining Terraform modules in private registries for reuse across teams.
Ability to design IaC patterns that support high availability and disaster recovery strategies.
Kubernetes GitOps experience (Argo CD, Helm, Kustomize), scaling using KEDA, and container security.
Implemented identity & secrets patterns (OIDC, Azure Key Vault, Kubernetes external-secrets, workload identity federation across Azure/Google Cloud Platform).
Policy as code/governance experience (Azure Policy, OPA Rego policy/Gatekeeper/Kyverno or equivalent).
Observability experience monitoring IaC pipeline health and drift detection (Terraform Cloud, Spacelift, or custom solutions).
Nice-to-Have
Experience using Terragrunt for managing complex Terraform environments, including dependency handling and environment orchestration.
Familiarity with OpenTofu as an alternative to Terraform, including migration strategies and feature parity considerations.
Observability experience with configuring OTel Gateway & Router Collectors.
Advanced knowledge of software development best practices.
Exposure to Kafka, GraphQL, Temporal, LaunchDarkly, SonarQube, mobile app platforms (iOS/Android), Backstage or other Internal Developer Portals.
Experience with alternative IaC tools like Pulumi or Crossplane.
Experience supporting large-scale, distributed systems in a multi-cloud environment.
Solid interpersonal and communication skills to interact across multiple teams; able to influence without authority and work effectively with engineers, product, and architecture.
Designing reusable Terraform modules in both Azure & Google Clouds, including PaaS offerings (not only VMs).
Understanding multi-cloud networking patterns across Azure and Google Cloud Platform (VPC, VNets, peering, private endpoints) and implementing them via Terraform.
Experience managing Terraform state securely and implementing automated testing for IaC (Terratest, Tftest).
Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, Bash) and ability to build automation from the ground up for IaC workflows.
GitHub Actions experience.
Knowledge of cloud cost management and enforcing governance through IaC (tagging strategies, budget alerts).
Experience embedding security controls in IaC (e.g., scanning with Checkov, tfsec, or similar tools).
Experience publishing and maintaining Terraform modules in private registries for reuse across teams.
Ability to design IaC patterns that support high availability and disaster recovery strategies.
Kubernetes GitOps experience (Argo CD, Helm, Kustomize), scaling using KEDA, and container security.
Implemented identity & secrets patterns (OIDC, Azure Key Vault, Kubernetes external-secrets, workload identity federation across Azure/Google Cloud Platform).
Policy as code/governance experience (Azure Policy, OPA Rego policy/Gatekeeper/Kyverno or equivalent).
Observability experience monitoring IaC pipeline health and drift detection (Terraform Cloud, Spacelift, or custom solutions).
Nice-to-Have
Experience using Terragrunt for managing complex Terraform environments, including dependency handling and environment orchestration.
Familiarity with OpenTofu as an alternative to Terraform, including migration strategies and feature parity considerations.
Observability experience with configuring OTel Gateway & Router Collectors.
Advanced knowledge of software development best practices.
Exposure to Kafka, GraphQL, Temporal, LaunchDarkly, SonarQube, mobile app platforms (iOS/Android), Backstage or other Internal Developer Portals.
Experience with alternative IaC tools like Pulumi or Crossplane.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.