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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr GCP Cloud Platform Engineer - **Company:** ONTRAC, INC. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $104,800.0 - $140,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Linux, Identity and Access Management, Linux System Administration, Ansible, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, System Availability, Software Troubleshooting, Containerization, Terraform, Virtual Private Clouds - **Published:** May 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d9bf914152cf43e7 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Virtual Private Clouds?, Are you eager to join a dynamic and expanding company where you can both learn and make a meaningful impact? If you possess a strong sense of empathy, enjoy assisting others, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and excel at problem-solving, we encourage you to apply today to connect with a recruiter!, * 5+ years in Cloud Infrastructure, Systems Engineering, or Platform Operations * Hands-on experience managing Google Cloud (GCP) environments, specifically Shared VPCs, IAM hierarchies, and Cloud SQL * Strong Linux administration skills; a "Linux-first" troubleshooter comfortable at the command line when deployments fail * Proven experience building and managing automated release flows in Azure DevOps (e.g., Pipelines/Releases/Boards) * High proficiency with Terraform and Ansible, including organizing existing code into a professional, modular library * Strong understanding of the "why" and "how" behind containerization, including evaluating when workloads should move to a managed container platform vs. staying on VMs * Experience designing and managing auto-scaling compute environments and container orchestration to handle variable traffic without manual intervention * Ability to understand application dependencies and troubleshoot build/deployment errors to unblock developers in mixed environments ## Description The Senior GCP Cloud Platform Engineer joins the IT Engineering team during a pivotal phase of the GCP journey. This role will partner closely with the development teams to support the cloud environment shift from manual-heavy operations to a fully automated infrastructure. This individual will help mature the CI/CD environment into a predictable, standardized ecosystem, and lead the effort to standardize Terraform and Ansible playbooks/modules and ensure infrastructure is resilient, scalable, and built on secure guardrails., * CI/CD maturity (Azure DevOps): Lead the transition from manual infrastructure management to a fully automated CI/CD lifecycle in Azure DevOps, bridging the current state to push-button deployments. * Standardizing IaC (Terraform/Ansible): Own the Terraform and Ansible ecosystem to ensure changes are made through code, reducing manual tweaks and eliminating configuration drift. * Technical mentorship & standards: Act as the senior voice with the engineering team to establish standards, share best practices, and guide decisions on adopting new tools. * Compute & elasticity strategy: Help architect the next phase of infrastructure by moving services into modern, elastic environments that support high availability and self-healing. * Containerization roadmap: Lead container strategy by selecting workloads ready for orchestration, setting image standards, and ensuring consistent deployment patterns. * Reliability & monitoring + on-call: Define critical system health metrics with the team and participate in the on-call rotation to keep 24/7 delivery services operational and resilient. Paving your way to your success: * You lead the shift from manual work to automation by creating clear standards and driving consistent adoption across teams. * You partner effectively with developers to unblock deployments, using strong troubleshooting judgment and a calm, systematic approach. * You have the ability to understand application dependencies and troubleshoot build/deployment errors to unblock developers in mixed environments. * You balance modernization decisions pragmatically, helping teams choose between containers and VMs based on what each workload needs. ## Related Videos - [Dev & Test in the Cloud? 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