Site Rel Eng III, GCP

Optimum; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum is seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to design, build, and operate secure, scalable cloud platforms on Google Cloud Platform. This hands-on role combines cloud networking, IaC, observability, and incident management to support critical applications.

You will lead the design of enterprise-scale GCP infrastructure, implement automation, and guide incident response to improve reliability and service levels across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating enterprise-scale GCP infrastructure.
• Experience leading SRE teams and building reliable platforms.
• Strong automation and IaC skills with Terraform or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate enterprise-scale GCP infrastructure and platforms.
• Build and manage solutions using GKE, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, and Cloud Monitoring.
• Architect and support cloud networking including NCC, Interconnect, Cloud VPN, Cloud Router, Shared VPC, and Private Service Connect.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and automate deployment and operations via CI/CD pipelines.
• Define and manage SLOs, improve observability, and reduce toil through automation.
• Lead incident response and post-incident reviews to improve reliability.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Leadership

Automation

Observability

Incident management

Tools

GKE

Cloud Run

Compute Engine

Cloud SQL

Pub/Sub

Cloud Storage

Cloud Monitoring

Terraform

CI/CD

Job description

We are Optimum, a leader in the fast-paced world of connectivity, and we're seeking driven and enthusiastic professionals to join our team, empower lives, fuel businesses, and drive innovation. Connectivity is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. A career at Optimum means you'll be enabling progress and enhancing lives by providing reliable, high-speed connectivity solutions that keep the world connected. Our successes, now and in the future, are powered by our amazing product, a commitment to our people and culture, and the connections we make in our communities.

If you are resourceful, collaborative, and passionate about delivering consistent excellence, Optimum is for you!

Job Summary

Optimum is seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to design, build, and operate secure, scalable, and highly available platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This hands-on engineering role combines cloud infrastructure, networking, automation, Kubernetes, and reliability engineering to support critical enterprise and customer-facing applications. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in GCP, cloud networking, Infrastructure as Code, observability, and incident management, along with a passion for improving reliability through automation and engineering excellence. You are a hands-on engineer with deep GCP and cloud networking expertise who enjoys solving complex operational challenges through automation, platform engineering, and reliability-focused design. You combine technical depth with leadership to build resilient, scalable cloud platforms that enable teams to deliver software with confidence.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate enterprise-scale GCP infrastructure and platforms.
• Build and manage solutions using GKE, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, and Cloud Monitoring.
• Architect and support cloud networking, including Network Connectivity Center (NCC), Interconnect, Cloud VPN, Cloud Router, Shared VPC, and Private Service Connect.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and automate deployment and operational workflows through CI/CD pipelines.
• Define and manage SLOs, improve observability, and reduce operational toil through automation.
• Lead incident