Lead DevOps Engineer - GCP

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