Lead Cloud Platform Engineer / DevOps & SRE - San Leandro, CA (Local)

[Sid K]

Hi Folks,

My client is looking for Lead Cloud Platform Engineer / DevOps & SRE for 6 Month Contract role based in San Leandro, CA (Local Only)

Position: Lead Cloud Platform Engineer / DevOps & SRE

Location:  San Leandro, CA (Local Only)

Duration: 6 Month Contract

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Platform & Architecture

Design and implement multi-cloud architectures across AWS, GCP, and Azure with a focus on scalability, availability, security, and cost optimization

Lead application and platform migrations from legacy and PaaS platforms (e.g., PCF) to Kubernetes/OpenShift

Architect and provision cloud infrastructure for high-volume, high-velocity OLTP and data-intensive workloads

Define and enforce cloud governance, IAM, RBAC, network security, and compliance standards

 

DevOps, CI/CD & Automation

Build, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and related tools

Automate build, test, security scanning, and deployment workflows for containerized and non-containerized workloads

Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and related tooling

Enable blue-green and zero-downtime deployment strategies across environments

 

Kubernetes & Container Platforms

Act as SME for Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms

Configure namespaces/projects, quotas, RBAC, ingress controllers, routing, and multi-tenancy

Integrate secrets management (e.g., HashiCorp Vault) and container image scanning into CI/CD pipelines

Partner with development teams to onboard applications and promote container best practices

 

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) & Observability

Implement monitoring and alerting solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, and related tools

Define and track SLIs/SLOs (uptime, latency, throughput, error rates)

Proactively identify performance, scalability, and reliability issues and drive remediation

Support production releases and post-deployment monitoring

 

Data & Enterprise Architecture

Lead data architecture and platform engineering initiatives, including ETL pipelines and analytics platforms

Establish best practices for data governance, data quality, metadata management, security, privacy, and DLP

Support enterprise integration patterns, master data management, and regulatory compliance initiatives

 

Leadership & Collaboration

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering teams

Collaborate cross-functionally with application engineering, security, networking, QA, and enterprise architecture

Contribute to product roadmaps, platform strategy, and long-term cloud modernization plans

 

Required Qualifications

10+ years of experience in cloud, DevOps, platform, or infrastructure engineering

Strong hands-on expertise with AWS, GCP, and Azure

Advanced experience with Kubernetes and OpenShift in enterprise environments

Proven experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines at scale

Strong proficiency in Linux/Unix systems, networking (TCP/IP, DNS), and distributed systems

Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code

Solid scripting and automation skills using Python and Shell

Deep understanding of security, IAM, compliance, and governance in cloud environments

Thanks
Sid