Senior GCP Operations Architect

540

Senior GCP Operations Architect supporting 540’s mission-critical aviation safety platform. Advising customer teams on cloud architecture, resiliency, automation, security, and day-two operations.

Posted 8/7/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) architecture, operational best practices, and infrastructure automation, with a strong focus on Terraform, CI/CD, and DevSecOps workflows. Capable of providing proactive technical leadership and effective communication to drive operational excellence and customer satisfaction.

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GCP NetworkingTerraform Module DevelopmentCI/CD IntegrationDisaster RecoveryTechnical Design Documentation

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Hard Skills

GCP ComputeGCP StorageGCP Security ServicesInfrastructure MonitoringRoot Cause AnalysisOperational Risk IdentificationRelease ManagementAgile Delivery PracticesGitOpsDevSecOps Workflows

Soft Skills

Customer-Facing CommunicationFacilitation SkillsProactive Ownership Mindset

Tools & Technologies

TerraformJiraCI/CD ToolsOperational Artifacts

Certifications & Qualifications

Google Cloud Professional-Level CertificationFAA Public Trust Eligibility

Industry Keywords

Cloud Best PracticesOperational PatternsHigh AvailabilityBackup and RecoverySREModernizationAviation Experience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide expert guidance on the architecture and operation of GCP networking, compute, security, storage, and supporting platform services
Partner with customer operations teams to introduce tools, operational patterns, and cloud best practices that improve productivity, reliability, and efficiency
Serve as a primary point of contact for infrastructure and operations questions and technical escalations, providing Tier 3 troubleshooting across cloud infrastructure, Terraform deployments, and DevSecOps pipelines
Take ownership of unfamiliar technical or operational areas and guide customer and delivery teams through emerging challenges
Participate in Agile delivery ceremonies and technical forums
Review metrics and logs, identify bottlenecks and risks, support root cause analysis, and define long-term remediation
Assess and strengthen day-two operational readiness, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability configurations
Guide Terraform module development, state management, infrastructure automation, CI/CD integration, GitOps, and DevSecOps workflows
Support application and database release-management and rollback activities
Review and guide runbooks, SOPs, troubleshooting materials, operational artifacts, and technical design documents
Conduct weekly office hours for Infrastructure, DevSecOps, and Release Management processes
Engage with Change Control and Architecture Review Boards
Research GCP services and architectural components to inform recommendations
Maintain activity, status, and task information in Jira
Clarify ambiguous requirements, establish paths forward, and drive issues toward resolution
Provide proactive technical leadership across the project and represent Google and 540 in customer-facing engagements

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of relevant experience
Extensive experience designing, operating, or supporting production environments in Google Cloud
Strong knowledge of GCP networking, compute, storage, identity, access management, and core security services
Experience translating cloud architecture into practical day-two operations and support processes
Hands-on experience with Terraform, including reusable modules, remote state management, deployment troubleshooting, and CI/CD integration
Experience supporting GitOps, CI/CD, or DevSecOps workflows in production environments
Experience with infrastructure monitoring, logging, system-health analysis, and operational risk identification
Strong understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, backup and recovery, and platform resiliency
Experience conducting root cause analysis and developing long-term corrective and preventive actions
Ability to troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure and deployment issues at a Tier 3 level
Experience creating and reviewing technical design documents, runbooks, SOPs, troubleshooting guides, and operational procedures
Experience supporting release-management and rollback processes
Working knowledge of Agile delivery practices and task-management tools such as Jira
Strong customer-facing communication, facilitation, and technical advisory skills
Ability to communicate architectural concepts and operational recommendations to technical teams and customer leadership
Proactive ownership mindset with confidence to identify risks, recommend improvements, and drive issues toward resolution
Candidates must be U.S. Citizens and currently hold or be eligible to obtain and maintain an FAA Public Trust
Google Cloud professional-level certification, Apigee, government or regulated cloud, formal board processes, SRE, modernization, and aviation experience are nice to have

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible PTO + all Federal holidays off
Health, dental and vision insurance plans
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
401k with employer match
Company-sponsored life insurance, short- and long-term disability
Professional development (training, certifications, conferences)
Paid cloud developer accounts
Referral bonuses
HQ office perks (parking / metro reimbursement, nitro coffee & lunches)
Annual social events (540 Week, hackathon, charity golf tournament, etc.)
Access to 540’s Washington Capitals & Nationals tickets