Google Cloud DevOps Engineer (Temporary Contract)

Applaudo Studios

2d•Remote

About The Position

This is a temporary contract role for a Google Cloud DevOps Engineer focused on building and maintaining Google Cloud infrastructure for a large-scale, public-sector operational platform. The engineer will work closely with a platform lead to set up Kubernetes workloads (GKE clusters and/or Helm-based deployments), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native monitoring. Strong expertise in Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Git is essential. The role involves working within defined Dev/QA access boundaries and contributing to a structured delivery process. This position operates under a 5-month contractor model, requiring at least 4 hours of daily overlap with U.S. Eastern business hours.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience.
5+ years of professional experience with Terraform on Google Cloud, including building and maintaining infrastructure from an existing code base of in-house built modules and developing new modules from scratch.
Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including both GKE cluster setup/management and Helm chart packaging and deployment.
Strong hands-on experience with Cloud Run, microservice architecture, and containerized workflows.
Experience deploying and maintaining Google Cloud’s Managed Service for Apache Airflow (formerly Cloud Composer), including environment configuration and workflow orchestration.
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and environment promotion workflows, using Cloud Build and Artifact Registry.
Experience implementing and maintaining Google Cloud-native monitoring, alerting, and logging using Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging.
Strong Git fundamentals, including branching strategies, pull requests, and structured commit practices, with experience guiding development teams on branching and merge requirements.
Experience working within structured engineering environments involving documented designs, code reviews, and ticket-based delivery.
Experience working in security-conscious, regulated, or government environments (or comparable exposure to compliance-driven delivery processes).
Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code or similar tools as part of daily development workflows.
Excellent communication skills in English, required to collaborate effectively with U.S.-based teams and stakeholders.
5+ years of professional experience with Terraform on Google Cloud Platform.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (GKE and/or Helm-based deployments).
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines on Cloud Build and environment promotion workflows.
Experience with GCP-native Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging.
Experience with Cloud Composer or Apache Airflow orchestration.
Strong Git fundamentals, including branching, pull requests, and commit discipline.
Conversational English proficiency.

Responsibilities

Build and configure Kubernetes workloads (GKE clusters and/or Helm chart deployments) and Google Cloud project environments using an existing Terraform baseline and custom modules.
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and environment promotion workflows on Cloud Build.
Deploy and maintain Cloud Composer environments supporting the data engineering team's orchestration needs.
Support Cloud Run deployments as part of the broader infrastructure footprint.
Configure and maintain Google Cloud-native monitoring, alerting, and logging.
Produce, maintain, and support deployment packages through system acceptance.
Maintain disciplined Git practices, including branching, pull requests, and commit hygiene across infrastructure and deployment work.
Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, and CI/CD pipeline issues within assigned environments.
Collaborate with platform and engineering teams to align infrastructure implementation with broader architecture and delivery standards.
Operate within defined Dev/QA environment access boundaries and follow applicable security and operational requirements.
Contribute to technical documentation, code reviews, and ticket-based delivery processes.