GCP Cloud Platform Engineer

About Ontrac Solutions

Ontrac Solutions is a leading technology consulting firm, specializing in cutting-edge solutions that drive business transformation. We partner with organizations to modernize their infrastructure, streamline processes, and deliver tangible results. By creating value beyond the hype, we help businesses modernize technology and build new strategies that fuel growth. Our team is committed to innovation, collaboration, and excellence, empowering our clients to succeed in an evolving digital landscape.

The Role

We are seeking a Mid-Level GCP Cloud Platform Engineer, based in South America, to support our client on a critical cloud infrastructure initiative. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer with solid cloud migration experience who can own well-scoped workstreams and build, manage, and optimize production infrastructure in Google Cloud Platform, while working alongside senior engineers on the more complex design decisions.

The ideal candidate brings a working foundation in GCP infrastructure, cloud migrations, Linux, networking, and Infrastructure as Code, and is comfortable communicating in English with US-based teammates and client stakeholders. You will work closely with internal engineering teams and client stakeholders to support projects from initial definition through final delivery, helping ensure scalable, secure, and reliable cloud environments

** Conversational English, spoken and written, is required **

Engagement

• Location: South America, fully remote. Candidates must be based in South America.
• Working Hours: Meaningful overlap with US business hours.
• Engagement Type: Contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Infrastructure Delivery: Build and manage GCP infrastructure across core services including Compute Engine, networking, IAM, storage, and GKE.
• Migration Execution: Execute defined workstreams in migrations from on-premises or multi-cloud environments into GCP, including lift-and-shift and replatforming, following plans set with senior engineers.
• Infrastructure as Code: Implement and maintain infrastructure using Terraform, following team standards and code review practices, to deliver repeatable and production-ready deployments.
• Performance & Cost Optimization: Troubleshoot infrastructure and application performance issues and flag opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency, and cloud cost management.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, DevOps, and client stakeholders to ensure successful delivery across the full project lifecycle, giving clear and timely status updates in English.

What We Are Looking For

Experience

• Cloud Infrastructure / DevOps: 3-5 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or DevOps.
• GCP Experience: Hands-on experience with GCP in production environments, with working knowledge of Compute Engine, VPC, IAM, and storage.
• Migration Experience: Experience contributing to cloud migrations from on-premises or multi-cloud environments into GCP.
• Ownership: Ability to own well-scoped tasks with minimal supervision in a contract or client-facing delivery environment, and to ask for help and escalate early when a problem is bigger than expected.
• Communication: Conversational English, spoken and written, sufficient to take part in daily team and client conversations.

Technical Skills

• Infrastructure as Code: Hands-on experience with Terraform.
• Containers & Kubernetes: Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes. GKE experience is a plus.
• Linux & Networking: Solid Linux systems knowledge and sound networking fundamentals.
• Automation & Scripting: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and scripting in Python or Bash.
• Monitoring & Optimization: Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and cloud cost optimization best practices.
• Hybrid / Multi-Cloud Exposure: Experience working across hybrid or multi-cloud environments is a plus.

Required Credentials

• GCP Certification: A relevant Google Cloud certification, such as Associate Cloud Engineer, Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer, or Professional Cloud Network Engineer.

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation: Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
• Remote Work: Fully remote engagement from anywhere in South America.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Ontrac Solutions, diversity is at the core of our success. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where employees feel valued and empowered to bring their unique perspectives. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.