Sr. DevOps Engineer / Tech Lead (Google Edge Platform)

POSITION

Sr. DevOps Engineer / Tech Lead – Google Edge Platform

LOCATION

Chicago, IL (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite/Week)

TYPE

Full-Time | Leadership | Strategic Cloud Transformation

About the Role

We’re looking for a Sr. DevOps Engineer / Tech Lead 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 Mastery

• Edge Computing (GDCC) and IoT Solutions on GCP

• 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.

• Agile and DevOps Methodologies

• Strategic Problem-Solving and Decision-Making

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership

• Advanced Technical Communication, Documentation, and road map planning

• 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.

• Experience with GDCC (Google Distributed Cloud).

• Strong understanding of Cloud IAM, RBAC, and Workload Identity Federation for secure authentication across services.

• Proficient in Python scripting for infrastructure automation and integration.

• Solid background in cloud security, including encryption, firewall policies, VPC design, and service accounts.

• Proven experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Git-based workflows.

• Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering

• GCP and/or AWS Architect Certification (Associate or Professional level).

• Experience with Google Distributed Cloud Edge, Hosted, or Connected deployments & GKE.

• Knowledge of container security, Kubernetes network policies, and multi-tenant workload design.

• Familiarity with SRE practices, infrastructure SLAs/SLOs, and incident response automation.

• Experience integrating secrets management, policy enforcement, and compliance monitoring.

 

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