Position: Lead DevOps Engineer - GCP
Location: Chicago, IL
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite/Week
Start Date: Immediate Availability Required
Background Check: Mandatory
About the Role
We’re looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to spearhead the implementation of Google’s Edge Platform across our enterprise infrastructure. This is a high-impact opportunity to architect and deploy resilient, scalable DevOps solutions in a mission-critical environment while guiding a growing team and influencing best practices organization-wide.
Key Responsibilities:
- Advanced Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Architecture Design
- Kubernetes and Container Orchestration
- Build highly reusable and modular Terraform modules for multi-environment infrastructure deployments.
- Develop secure and automated CI/CD pipelines using tools like Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Spinnaker.
- Design and enforce robust Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategies using Workload Identity Federation, OIDC, and RBAC on GCP and GDCC.
- Integrate and manage GCP-native services such as Cloud Run, GKE, Cloud Functions, Secret Manager, and Pub/Sub.
- Leverage Anthos and GKE Enterprise for managing Kubernetes workloads across distributed environments.
- Drive infrastructure observability and logging using Cloud Monitoring, Logging, and Operations Suite.
- Collaborate with application, security, and DevOps teams to ensure compliance with cloud security and regulatory standards.
- Monitor and optimize cloud performance, cost, and scalability
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years in infrastructure architecture, DevOps, or cloud engineering roles.
- Deep, hands-on expertise with Terraform (advanced level), including reusable modules, remote state, and workspaces.
- Advanced knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services and architectural patterns.
- Proficient in Python scripting for infrastructure automation and integration.
- Proven experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Git-based workflow
- Deep, hands-on expertise with on Kubernetes or GKE.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with GDCC (Google Distributed Cloud) and Google Edge.
- Strong understanding of Cloud IAM, RBAC, and Workload Identity Federation for secure authentication across services.
- Solid background in cloud security, including encryption, firewall policies, VPC design, and service accounts.
Why Join Us
- Lead a marquee initiative tied to strategic cloud transformation
- Work in a modern hybrid environment with smart, motivated peers
- Gain visibility with senior leadership and influence DevOps maturity organization-wide
