Senior Cloud Platform Engineer - Remote

Overview

66degrees seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer for a 3-6 months remote contract opportunity with potential to extend to play a critical role to efficiently deliver and operate high quality, secure software at scale. As an individual contributor you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to promote DevOps principles and practices and implement world class self-service CI/CD tooling. You will provision, operate, and optimize cloud resources in Google Cloud Platform, and take a lead role in managing the health of applications and infrastructure supporting clients.

In Short

• Collaborate with technology teams to design, build, document and support CI/CD automation.
• Provision and manage cloud resources and Kubernetes configuration.
• Automate repeatable processes with Jenkins, Linux shell scripts, and Python.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in CI/CD and Google Cloud Platform.
• Implement automation to support development, operations, and security best practices.
• Implement and maintain effective monitoring and logging solutions.
• Provide leadership in incident response activities.
• Create and maintain documentation related to the cloud ecosystem.
• Embrace a culture of enablement and continuous improvement.
• Perform other duties as directed.

Requirements

• 5+ years designing and operating scalable applications.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Advanced experience with CI/CD methodologies and technologies.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform and containerization.
• Proficiency with Linux systems engineering.
• Knowledge of Helm and Service Mesh.
• Understanding of microservices principles.
• Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities.
• Strong communication skills.
• Demonstrated self-direction and ownership of issues.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work remotely.
• Potential for contract extension.
• Collaborative work environment.
• Engagement in innovative projects.