DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our client's team in Dearborn, Michigan.

Platform Development & Automation Design and build cloud-native solutions that enable automated, repeatable shard provisioning - including cluster bootstrapping, network configuration, service mesh setup, and health validation. Build the control plane tooling that allows a new shard to be provisioned and traffic-ready in under 24 hours with zero manual steps. Infrastructure as Code Own and extend production Terraform modules for multi-cloud environments (AWS and GCP). Maintain GitOps-driven infrastructure workflows using Atlantis or similar tooling. Ensure infrastructure changes are reviewed, tested, and auditable before reaching production. Kubernetes & Service Mesh Provision, manage, and automate Kubernetes cluster lifecycle (EKS and GKE). Write Helm charts for multi-shard deployments parameterized by shard ID, region, and environment. Configure and operate Istio service mesh including traffic management, mTLS enforcement, and observability. GCP Platform Engineering Build and operate GCP-native platform components: GKE workload deployment, Pub/Sub integration, Cloud Storage, Secret Manager, workload identity federation, and VPC-SC perimeter controls. Support the phased migration from AWS to GCP as the architecture evolves. API Gateway & Ingress Configure and operate API gateway infrastructure (Tyk, Apigee, or NGINX) including routing policies, mTLS enforcement, rate limiting, and SLI/SLO metric replication. Drive zero-downtime ingress migrations with automated runbook validation. CI/CD Automation Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using ArgoCD, Tekton, or Concourse. Automate deployment gates - cluster health checks, fleet distribution validation, rollback triggers - so that shard migrations execute reliably without human intervention at each step.

$50/hr - $70/hr

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education. Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401K retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

Skills and Requirements

• 3+ years managing cloud infrastructure on AWS and/or GCP
• Experience managing & provisioning clusters using Kubernetes
• Strong experience using CI/CD tooling and infrastructure as code (Terraform) to perform updates. Strong Terraform experience (writing modular, production-grade IaC with GitOps workflows)
• Understanding of public key encryption (PKI) & how it’s best used to secure systems
• Experience provisioning and managing Kubernetes clusters (EKS or GKE) in production
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or equivalent)
• Experience with Helm for packaging and deploying multi-environment Kubernetes workloads
• Open to on call rotation
• Bachelor’s Degree GCP experience

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].