Lead Cloud Engineer – DevOps, GCP

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colombia.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and oversee cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform utilizing Terraform and best practices for Infrastructure as Code.

• Oversee Kubernetes (GKE) environments to ensure scalability, reliability, and optimal resource use.

• Construct and uphold CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins.

• Track infrastructure health through observability, logging, alerting, and enhancing incident response.

• Collaborate with Data Engineering teams to facilitate analytics platforms and data pipelines utilizing Snowflake, dbt, Dagster, and BigQuery.

• Maintain and upgrade hybrid infrastructure, including Windows Server, Oracle, SQL Server, and legacy AWS environments.

• Enhance identity and access management through Workload Identity and OIDC.

• Identify and rectify infrastructure drift while ensuring environments remain secure, reproducible, and cost-effective.

• Collaborate with internal engineering teams and external infrastructure providers to enhance platform reliability and cloud standards.

• Guide engineers and advocate for DevOps best practices, automation, and operational excellence.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 6 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineering, or Platform Engineering.

• Extensive hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Advanced proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, including state management and drift detection.

• Production-level experience managing Kubernetes environments; GKE is preferred.

• Experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.

• Solid understanding of cloud networking, IAM, security, and infrastructure automation.

• Experience supporting hybrid environments that combine modern cloud infrastructure with legacy Windows and database platforms.

• Familiarity with Snowflake, dbt, Dagster, or BigQuery.

• Scripting skills in Python or Bash.

• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills across functions.

• Proficient communication skills in English.

• Nice to have: Experience in Oracle, SQL Server, or Windows Server administration.

• Nice to have: Experience with Auth0, OIDC, or contemporary identity management.

• Nice to have: Knowledge of FinOps or cloud cost optimization.

• Nice to have: Experience with large-scale analytics or data platform infrastructure.

• Nice to have: Experience mentoring engineers or leading DevOps initiatives.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% Remote Work

• Highly Competitive USD Pay

• Paid Time Off

• Work with Autonomy

• Work with Top American Companies

• Engagement activities

• Work-life balance

• Diverse, global network across 25+ countries

• Collaboration with a multicultural team

• Work alongside seasoned senior talent