GCP Cloud Platform Engineer - Hybrid (Charlotte)

Motion Recruitment; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Identity Protection Plans

529 College Saver Plan

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join its cloud infrastructure team in Charlotte, NC on a 12+ month W2 contract with a hybrid schedule (3 days onsite). You will architect, implement, and maintain enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform, focusing on automation, scalability, and reliability.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with GCP, GKE, Docker Swarm, Linux administration, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform and Ansible, plus Python REST

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.
• Hands-on experience with GCP, GKE, Docker Swarm, and Linux system administration.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of container orchestration, networking, and cloud security.
• Proficiency with IaC tools Terraform and Ansible.
• Scripting and automation using Python and RESTful APIs.
• Ability to work independently and with teams.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, manage, and scale containerized apps using GCP, GKE, and Docker Swarm.
• Configure, secure, and maintain Linux-based systems across environments.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support automated builds, tests, and deployments.
• Design and automate infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible.
• Develop Python scripts and REST APIs to support automation and system interaction.
• Monitor and optimize database performance for PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams on integration and performance.
• Document infrastructure architecture, processes, and best practices.

Skills

GCP

Kubernetes (GKE)

Docker Swarm

Linux admin

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Ansible

Python & REST APIs

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

OpenShift (OCS)

IaC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Tools

GCP

GKE

Docker Swarm

Linux

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Ansible

Python

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

OpenShift (OCS)

Job description

Motion Recruitment Partners is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join its cloud infrastructure team in Charlotte, NC on a 12+ month W2 contract with a hybrid schedule (3 days onsite). You will architect, implement, and maintain enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform, focusing on automation, scalability, and reliability.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with GCP, GKE, Docker Swarm, Linux administration, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform and Ansible, plus Python REST