Optimum Data GCP Platform Engineer (contract)

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Platform Engineer with extensive experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to architect, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure and platform services. This role is ideal for a hands-on leader with over 10 years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure automation. You will play a key role in driving platform reliability, scalability, and security across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure on GCP.
• Architect and manage platform services including compute, storage, networking, IAM, and monitoring.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or Deployment Manager.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and automation for infrastructure provisioning and application deployment.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and operations teams to ensure platform reliability and compliance.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize cloud resources for cost and efficiency.
• Drive adoption of DevOps and SRE best practices across teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to platform engineering standards and documentation.
• Stay current with GCP innovations and recommend improvements to architecture and tooling.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in cloud platform engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles.
• Deep expertise in GCP services including Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, GKE, IAM, VPC, and Cloud Monitoring.
• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Deployment Manager).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Cloud Build).
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and cloud architecture principles.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• GCP Professional Cloud Architect or DevOps Engineer certification.
• Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments.
• Knowledge of SRE practices and tools (e.g., SLIs, SLOs, error budgets).
• Experience with logging and observability tools (e.g., Stackdriver, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Background in compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001).
  
  

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $37.37/hour - $58.39/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.