Cloud Engineer, Contract

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

We are looking for a Cloud Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure GCP infrastructure for our global clients. The role is contract‑based, remote‑only, and requires hands‑on experience with IaC, DevOps pipelines, and cloud security compliance.

Role Snapshot

• Design and implement GCP infrastructure
• Automate provisioning with Terraform or Deployment Manager
• Drive CI/CD pipeline adoption
• Enforce security and compliance (GDPR, HIPAA)
• Monitor, backup, and recover critical systems

Must-Have Requirements

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Deployment Manager)
• Ansible
• Python
• Bash
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD pipeline implementation
• Security best practices and compliance (GDPR, HIPAA)
• cloud infrastructure design
• Infrastructure as Code implementation
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• We cannot sponsor or transfer any visas, of any kind, at this time

Nice-to-Have Signals

• GCP Professional Cloud Architect or Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification
• GCP certification
• experience with GCP data services (BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Dataflow, etc.)
• GCP Professional Cloud Architect
• Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer

Work Setup

• Location: United States
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: COUNTRY_RESTRICTED
• Remote countries: United States
• Timezone: Central Daylight Time (CDT) preferred
• Employment type: Contract
• Contract duration: 4 weeks

Eligibility Gates

• Work authorization: Must be authorized to work in the United States
• Visa sponsorship: no
• Notice period: Immediate joiners only

Not Specified in JD

• Salary range
• Visa sponsorship
• Compensation details

What You'll Likely Work On

• Lead collaborations with architects to create resilient GCP solutions
• Automate infrastructure using IaC tools and enforce best‑practice standards
• Guide developers in building robust CI/CD pipelines within the cloud
• Implement and audit security controls to meet GDPR and HIPAA requirements
• Build monitoring, alerting, logging, backup, and disaster‑recovery mechanisms
• Identify performance bottlenecks and optimize cloud resources
• Document architecture, configurations, and processes for knowledge sharing
• Partner with data scientists, engineers, analysts, and developers to deliver solutions

Good Fit If You Have

• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Proactive problem‑solving attitude
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment