Lead Google Cloud Platform Data Engineer
Staffing Spot, Inc. · Buffalo, NY · Yesterday
On-siteInformation TechnologyContract
Day to Day
- Lead Terraform-based infrastructure design, provisioning, and automation across GCP
- Develop and manage reusable Terraform modules for scalable infrastructure
- Provide L2/L3 support and troubleshoot complex issues across networking, security, and hosting
- Manage incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
- Review and approve infrastructure changes and support release processes
- Monitor performance, availability, and cost, and resolve bottlenecks
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor support engineers
Must Haves
- 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure or cloud engineering
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with core GCP services
- Proven experience in a leadership or technical lead role
- Expert proficiency in Terraform for provisioning and managing GCP infrastructure
- Strong experience creating, managing, and versioning Terraform modules and state
- Strong proficiency in GCP services (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM, Cloud SQL)
- Proficiency in scripting (Python or Bash)
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Prometheus, Grafana)
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills
- Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, GKE, Kubernetes)
- Experience with automation tools such as Ansible