Senior Cloud Engineer GKE / Cloud Platform 16898

Veritaz is a leading IT staffing solutions provider in Sweden, committed to advancing individual careers and aiding employers in ensuring the perfect talent fit. With a proven track record of successful partnerships with top companies, we have rapidly grown our presence in the USA, Europe, and Sweden as a dependable and trusted resource within the IT industry. Assignment Description We are looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer What You Will Work On Manage and optimize GKE clusters for scalability, performance, and reliability Design and implement scalable cloud infrastructure for high-traffic systems Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Crossplane Implement and manage CI/CD and GitOps pipelines Handle cloud networking (VPC, BGP, VPN, load balancing, firewall, IPv6) Work with service mesh (Istio) and Kubernetes networking Manage cloud services like BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, Secret Manager Implement security-first cloud infrastructure and IAM controls Monitor systems using observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, OTel) Troubleshoot distributed systems and improve system resilience Collaborate with teams and support full lifecycle of backend services Mentor engineers and contribute to technical leadership What You Bring Strong experience with Kubernetes and GKE in production environments Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Crossplane) Experience with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices Strong knowledge of cloud networking and distributed systems Experience with observability and monitoring tools Deep understanding of cloud security, IAM, and zero-trust principles Ability to design scalable, resilient cloud systems Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills Experience mentoring engineers and working cross-functionally Fluent in English