About this role
Senior systems engineer focused on building and operating cloud infrastructure across GCP/AWS, with strong IaC, Kubernetes, and networking capabilities, driving reliability and security.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and operate production infra in GCP/AWS
- Build and maintain Terraform modules
- Manage Kubernetes clusters and deployments
- Architect secure networking and ingress/egress patterns
- Improve observability and incident response
Technical Overview
Hands-on production systems in GCP/AWS; Terraform-based IaC; Kubernetes clusters (GKE/EKS); ArgoCD/Helm deployments; deep cloud networking and observability
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a senior cloud infrastructure engineer with 4+ years deploying production systems on AWS and/or GCP, strong IaC capabilities with Terraform, and deep expertise in Kubernetes (GKE/EKS), ArgoCD, and Helm. They should excel at cloud networking, observability, and incident response, while collaborating across engineering teams.
Must-Have Skills
4+ years hands-on experience designingbuildingand operating production systems in GCP and/or AWS (at least one at depthboth strongly preferred)Infrastructure as Code (IaC): TerraformCloud networking: VPC designsubnetsroutingNATsecurity groups/firewallsload balancersDNSTLSVPNWAFKubernetes: production experience (GKEEKS)Cluster upgradesArgoCD/Helm deploymentsObservability: metricsdashboardsalertsrunbooksSecurity and incident responseHere at Zillow - we value the experience and perspective of candidates with non-traditional backgrounds
Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience in Database management and operationsProvisioning with Ansible and PackerProgramming experience with Java or Python
Tools & Platforms
TerraformKubernetesGKEEKSArgoCDHelmGoogle Cloud PlatformAmazon Web Services
Required Skills
cloud engineerkubernetesterraformargo cdhelmgcpgoogle cloud platformawsamazon web servicesinfrastructure as codecloud networkingvpcingressegressobservabilitydashboardsalertsrunbooksincident responsesecurity
Hard Skills
TerraformKubernetes (GKEEKS)ArgoCDHelmGoogle Cloud PlatformAmazon Web ServicesInfrastructure as CodeTerraform state managementVPCssubnetsroutingload balancersDNSTLSVPNWAFingress/egressobservabilitydashboardsalertsrunbooksincident responsesecurity
Soft Skills
Strong communicationCollaborationProblem-solvingLeadershipAdaptability
Keywords for Your Resume
cloud engineercloud infrastructureterraformkubernetesgkeeksargo cdhelmgcpgoogle cloud platformawsamazon web servicesinfrastructure as codecloud networkingvpcingressegressobservabilitydashboardsalertsrunbooksincident responsesecurity
Deal Breakers
Lack of 4+ years hands-on cloud infra experience, No Terraform or IaC experience, No Kubernetes production experience
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