Design, implement, and maintain Mission Lane's GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) based cloud infrastructure on GCP.
Build and evolve platform capabilities including service mesh (Istio), API gateway (Solo Gloo), observability stack (Prometheus/Thanos, Grafana, Loki, Tempo), and GitOps tooling (ArgoCD/Kargo).
Architect scalable, resilient, and secure solutions that align with business requirements and industry best practices.
Drive infrastructure decentralization efforts and champion microservice-based architectures.
Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform, Kubernetes Config Connector, and Helm.
Build CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate deployments, testing, and operations.
Create self-service tooling and automation that improves engineering productivity and reduces operational toil.
Implement GitOps practices and ensure all infrastructure changes are version-controlled and auditable.
Design and implement cloud networking solutions including VPCs, service meshes, load balancers, and firewall rules.
Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation to ensure platform availability and rapid incident response.

Requirements

5+ years of production experience operating infrastructure as code, cloud-native, container-based, multi-tenancy environments (7+ years for Principal level)
Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration in production environments
Strong experience with cloud networking concepts including SDNs, VPCs, load balancers, service meshes, and firewalls/WAFs
Proficiency in programming/scripting languages: Bash and Python required; Golang is a plus
Experience with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Kubernetes Config Connector, Helm, or similar)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar)
Strong understanding of observability principles and tools (metrics, logging, tracing)
Demonstrated sense of ownership and pride in their work
Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to collaborate across teams
Ability to participate in 24x7 on-call rotation.

Benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

KubernetesTerraformBashPythonGitHub ActionsIstioPrometheusGrafanaHelmGKE

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationownershippride in work