Full-Stack Cloud Engineer

OnTrac is seeking an experienced Senior Full-Stack Cloud Engineer to support our digital platform initiatives. In this role, you will design, build, test, and deploy modern full-stack application features spanning a React frontend, a Node.js REST API, and a PostgreSQL database. Working alongside internal engineering resources and partner teams, you will also manage cloud deployments, infrastructure automation, and CI/CD pipelines on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Terraform and Docker., * Design and implement full-stack application features across the React frontend, Node.js backend, and PostgreSQL schema.

• Translate design team mockups from Figma into clean, responsive, and reusable React components and views.
• Build and maintain the REST API layer handling communication between frontend and backend services.

Database Design & Schema Management

• Design and evolve the PostgreSQL relational data model to support new application capabilities.
• Author SQL queries and write schema migration scripts to execute database updates safely across environments.

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Write unit tests for new and modified code as a standard part of the software development lifecycle.
• Build and maintain integration and end-to-end (E2E) tests to validate user journeys and system interactions beyond the unit level.

GCP Infrastructure & DevOps

• Provision, deploy, and configure application components on Google Cloud Platform-including runtime services, managed PostgreSQL (Cloud SQL), and Cloud Storage-using Terraform.
• Set up, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines covering automated builds, test execution, container image generation, and deployments.

Technical Alignment & Documentation

• Participate in collaborative working sessions with OnTrac project teams and external partner stakeholders (such as SADA) to define requirements and establish technical approaches.
• Author and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including system architecture, API contracts (OpenAPI/Swagger), and data models.

• Google Cloud Certification: Active certification as a GCP Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Developer (or equivalent demonstrated depth on Google Cloud).
• Containerization: Hands-on experience with Docker for containerizing Node.js applications and managing containerized runtime environments.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Solid proficiency writing and managing Terraform scripts to provision GCP infrastructure.
• CI/CD Expertise: Proven ability to configure and maintain automated build, test, and deployment pipelines using Google Cloud Build or GitHub Actions.
• Full-Stack Proficiency:
• Frontend: Strong experience building modern, responsive UI components in React directly from Figma designs.
• Backend: Expertise designing, building, and securing RESTful APIs with Node.js.
• Database: Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL, including relational data modeling, writing SQL queries, and managing schema migration scripts.
• Testing Beyond Unit Level: Hands-on experience implementing integration and end-to-end (E2E) testing strategies (e.g., Cypress, Playwright, Supertest) alongside standard unit testing., Application Programming Interface (API), Automation, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Modeling, Database Design, Database Technology, Docker, GCP (Good Clinical Practices), GitHub, Google Apps, Mock Up, Node.js, PostgreSQL, REST (Representational State Transfer), React.js, Requirements Management, SQL (Structured Query Language), SWAGGER OAS, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Software Administration, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, System Architecture, Team Player, Technical Writing, Test Automation, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Strategy, Testing, Unit Test, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Writing Skills