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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Google Cloud Platform Platform/Cloud Ops Engineer - **Company:** MetaSense Inc - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Starter - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Airflow, Bash Shell, BigQuery, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Storage, Code Review, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Identity and Access Management, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Python (Programming Language), Pair Programming, Cloud Services, Datadog, Data Logging, Network Switches, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, System Availability, Grafana, Build Server, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Production Code, Hashicorp, Terraform, Splunk - **Published:** October 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/6d5a4814-b219-4b53-b945-d80d2fafa43a ## About the Role * 5-7 years of cloud/infrastructure engineering experience, with 3+ years hands-on Google Cloud Platform at enterprise scale. * Strong problem-solving and decision-making ability in complex, ambiguous cloud environments. * Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across engineering, security, and business stakeholders. * Demonstrated ability to learn new Google Cloud Platform services quickly and grow technically over time. * Track record of planning, building, and supporting production platform infrastructure end-to-end. * Proven delivery of production Google Cloud Platform infrastructure using Terraform - modules, remote state, CI/CD integration. * Solid working knowledge across core Google Cloud Platform domains: * Compute & Containers: GKE (Autopilot + Standard), Cloud Run, Compute Engine * Networking: Shared VPC, VPC Service Controls, Private Service Connect, Cloud Armor * Data & Messaging: BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, Cloud Composer * Security: IAM, Workload Identity, Secret Manager, Security Command Center * IaC & Automation: Terraform, Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, Artifact Registry * Observability: Grafana, Cloud Operations Suite, Datadog, SLO/SLI fundamentals Proficiency in Python or Go; Bash scripting expected. Experience in regulated environments and security control frameworks (HIPAA, PCI, or SOC 2). Preferred Qualifications * Google Professional Cloud Architect or Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer certification (upgraded from Associate - better signals senior-level scope) * HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification. * Hands-on FinOps experience: committed use discounts, rightsizing, cost allocation tagging., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred; equivalent professional experience considered in lieu of degree. ## Description Designs, implements, and maintains cloud-based infrastructure and services on Google Cloud Platform. Builds and deploys cloud solutions, optimizes performance and scalability, ensures security and compliance, and troubleshoots technical issues supporting enterprise-scale cloud operations across business units / Google Cloud Platform projects., * Design cloud infrastructure solutions based on business requirements and Google Cloud Platform best practices, translating architecture decisions into well-structured, tested, production-ready code. * Develop and maintain cloud architecture patterns, reference architectures, and design principles. * Ensure strict adherence to cloud architecture standards, schematic protocols, and engineering best practices established by the platform team. * Optimize resource allocation, scaling, and configuration to meet performance and reliability requirements across Google Cloud Platform workloads. * Participate in design reviews, contributing technical input on scalability, security, and operational considerations for platform changes. * Support platform reliability: respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and drive remediations that prevent recurrence. * Participate in an on-call rotation supporting the Google Cloud Platform Infrastructure as Code & Automation * Implement automation and DevOps practices to streamline cloud operations and eliminate manual toil. * Write and maintain Terraform modules following team IaC standards - reusable, well-documented, and integrated into CI/CD pipelines. * Build and maintain CI/CD and GitHub Actions pipelines for platform infrastructure and shared tooling used by application teams. * Apply policy-as-code patterns using Google Cloud Platform Org Policies to enforce guardrails across the platform at scale. Networking, Security & Compliance * Define and enforce cloud security policies, controls, and risk mitigation protocols aligned to enterprise standards: IAM least-privilege design, Workload Identity Federation, Secret Manager integration, and Binary Authorization. * Engineer Google Cloud Platform networking configurations: Shared VPC, VPC Service Controls, Private Service Connect, Cloud NAT, and hybrid connectivity via Cloud Interconnect or HA VPN. * Support continuous compliance requirements (HIPAA, PCI, SOC 2) by implementing automated control enforcement and evidence collection. * Integrate observability tooling - Cloud Operations Suite, Grafana, Splunk - into platform components so workloads have logging, metrics, and alerting from day one. Documentation, Collaboration & Growth * Establish and maintain technical documentation - runbooks, SOPs, and onboarding materials - so platform knowledge is distributed and not dependent on any individual. * Coach junior team members through knowledge sharing, code reviews, and pair programming. * Collaborate with engineering, architecture, security, and DevOps teams to deliver platform capabilities on schedule. * Pursue professional development and certification in cloud-related domains.