Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

UJET, Austin, TX +3

The role

We are seeking a highly experienced Cloud Infrastructure Engineer in Austin, TX, Los Angeles, CA, or Portland, ME to design, build, and evolve the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure that powers our cloud-native SaaS platform.

This is a deeply technical, hands-on engineering role requiring strong production experience with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Kubernetes infrastructure, Terraform, and cloud networking, preferably on GCP.

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Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

UJET, Austin, TX +3

Posted pay

$150K–$175K

a year

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This base pay is below the median for senior infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs that are remote in the US.

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Location: Austin, TX +3
Work type: Remote
Level: Senior
Experience: 3+ years
Skills in the job text: Python
Kubernetes
GCP
Go
Terraform
Bash
Grafana
Helm
Linux
Prometheus
Posted: Jul 7, 2026
Last check: 7 h ago
Job type: Infra, platform & SRE

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The role

What you will do

What You'll Do

Design, build, operate, and maintain production infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including GKE, VPC networking, load balancers, Cloud DNS, IAM, and related cloud services.
Own the architecture and lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters, including provisioning, upgrades, node pool management, autoscaling, networking, capacity planning, and operational troubleshooting.
Develop and maintain Terraform modules, infrastructure-as-code frameworks, and automated provisioning workflows that enable consistent, reliable infrastructure management.
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues across Kubernetes, Linux, networking, DNS, cloud services, and distributed systems.
Design and maintain GCP networking infrastructure, including VPCs, subnetworks, firewall rules, routing, NAT, load balancing, and connectivity between services and environments.
Build and improve infrastructure observability using Prometheus, logging systems, metrics, alerting, and related monitoring tools.
Implement and maintain infrastructure security controls, including IAM policies, service accounts, secrets management, and least-privilege access patterns.
Drive infrastructure reliability, scalability, performance, and cost optimization across our GCP environment.
Plan and execute major infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and architectural improvements while minimizing production risk.
Partner with Platform Engineering, SRE, and Security teams to establish scalable infrastructure patterns and clear technical ownership.
Participate in technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and mentorship of other engineers.

Required Qualifications

What Success Looks Like

Our GCP infrastructure is secure, scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient.
Kubernetes clusters are well-managed, observable, consistently maintained, and upgraded with minimal production disruption.
Infrastructure provisioning is automated, repeatable, and maintainable through Terraform.
Complex infrastructure incidents are diagnosed quickly, with sustainable improvements that prevent recurrence.
Engineering teams can depend on stable, well-designed cloud infrastructure foundations.
Infrastructure architecture and operational practices continuously improve as the company scales.

Why Join Us?

You'll have the opportunity to work on challenging infrastructure problems at the foundation of a cloud-native SaaS platform. You'll help shape our GCP and Kubernetes architecture, drive meaningful technical improvements, and work with experienced engineers across Infrastructure, Platform, SRE, and Security.

This is an opportunity for engineers who enjoy solving difficult infrastructure problems, take pride in technical excellence, and want direct ownership of the cloud environment that powers a modern production platform.

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

The role

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

The role

What you will do

What You'll Do

What Success Looks Like

Nice to have

Cloud Native Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) preferred

Kubernetes / GKE

Infrastructure as Code and Automation

Systems and Networking

Annual US Hiring Range: $150,000 - $175,000

UJET is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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