Lead GCP / DevOps Engineer

Ampcus, Inc; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc. is seeking a Lead GCP SRE/DevOps Engineer to drive reliability, scalability, and automation of our cloud infrastructure across Austin/Southlake, TX. You will lead a team to design and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines, optimize GCP infrastructure, and ensure high availability in production.

We value extensive experience with GCP, Terraform, and Kubernetes, plus strong Python/Go scripting. The role blends development and operations, requiring strong communication and leadership in a

Qualifications

• 8+ years in DevOps, SRE, or related roles on GCP.
• Deep production experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Hands-on with Terraform, GKE, and container orchestration.
• Strong Python or Go and shell scripting skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable, secure GCP infrastructure.
• Own CI/CD pipelines and automation across environments.
• Lead incident response and blameless post-mortems.
• Mentor team; bridge dev and ops.

Skills

DevOps

SRE leadership

Cloud architecture

CI/CD automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

GKE

Docker

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

CTH/FTE

Austin/Southlake, TX

Detailed Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and visionary Lead GCP SRE / DevOps Engineer to spearhead the reliability, scalability, and automation of our cloud infrastructure. In this role, you will bridge the gap between development and operations, leading a team to design and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines, optimize Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure, and enforce high availability across all production environments.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure & Architecture

• Design and maintain scalable, secure, and fault-tolerant infrastructure entirely within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Architect Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using Terraform to manage multi-environment setups.
• Optimize cloud spend and maximize performance across GCP services (GKE, Compute Engine, BigQuery, Cloud SQL).

CI/CD & Automation

• Own the deployment lifecycle by building and optimizing automated CI/CD pipelines (using tools like GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins).
• Drive containerization strategies using Docker and orchestration via Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
• Automate repetitive operational tasks ("toil") using scripting languages like Python, Go, or Bash.

Observability & SRE Practices

• Define, measure, and report critical reliability metrics, including SLIs, SLOs, and Error Budgets.
• Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using GCP Cloud Monitoring/Logging, Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
• Lead incident response rotations and facilitate constructive, blameless post-mortems to prevent recurrence.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Essentials

• Experience: 8 years of experience in DevOps, Systems Engineering, or SRE roles, in GCP Platform.
• Cloud Platform: Deep production-level expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Orchestration: Advanced hands-on experience managing production workloads on Kubernetes (specifically GKE).
• Infrastructure as Code: Proficient with Terraform for state management and modular design.
• Programming: Strong coding skills in Python or Go, alongside excellent shell scripting capabilities.
• CI/CD: Proven track record building enterprise-grade pipelines.
• Experience migrating legacy workloads from on-premise or AWS/Azure into GCP.

Soft Skills & Leadership

• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex architectural concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage high-pressure live production incidents calmly and methodically.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Certifications: GCP Certified Professional Cloud Architect or GCP Certified Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer.
• Familiarity with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Anthos Service Mesh).

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.