About You You’re looking for a challenge where you can take ownership of building and maintaining Google Cloud infrastructure for a large-scale operational platform. You will work closely with a platform lead to stand up GKE/Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native monitoring, with the heaviest infrastructure work taking place during the first two months as the platform comes online, followed by pipeline maintenance and deployment support through acceptance. This is a platform-focused DevOps role where strong Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Git expertise are essential. You will work within defined Dev/QA access boundaries and contribute to a structured delivery process. Note: This role operates under a 5-month contractor model , with at least 4 hours of daily overlap with U. S. Eastern business hours required. You Bring to Applaudo the Following Competencies: - Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience. - 5+ years of professional experience with Terraform on Google Cloud, including building and maintaining infrastructure from an existing baseline. - Strong hands-on experience with GKE and Kubernetes cluster setup and management. - Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and environment promotion workflows, preferably using GCP-native tooling such as Cloud Build and Artifact Registry. - Experience implementing and maintaining Google Cloud-native monitoring, alerting, and logging using Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging. - Strong Git fundamentals, including branching strategies, pull requests, and structured commit practices. - Experience working within structured engineering environments involving documented designs, code reviews, and ticket-based delivery. - Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code or similar tools as part of daily development workflows.



- Excellent communication skills in English, required to collaborate effectively with U. S. -based teams and stakeholders. - Ability to maintain at least 4 hours of daily overlap with U. S.

Eastern business hours. Nice to Have: - Experience with Cloud Build and Artifact Registry. - Experience working in security-conscious or government environments. You Will Be Accountable for the Following Responsibilities: - Build and configure GKE clusters and Google Cloud project environments using an existing Terraform baseline. - Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and environment promotion workflows. - Configure and maintain Google Cloud-native monitoring, alerting, and logging. - Produce, maintain, and support deployment packages through system acceptance. - Maintain disciplined Git practices, including branching, pull requests, and commit hygiene across infrastructure and deployment work. - Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, and CI/CD pipeline issues within assigned environments. - Collaborate with platform and engineering teams to align infrastructure implementation with broader architecture and delivery standards. - Operate within defined Dev/QA environment access boundaries and follow applicable security and operational requirements. - Contribute to technical documentation, code reviews, and ticket-based delivery processes. - 5+ years of professional experience with Terraform on Google Cloud Platform. - Hands-on experience with GKE/Kubernetes cluster setup and management. - Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and environment promotion workflows. - Experience with GCP-native Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging. - Strong Git fundamentals, including branching, pull requests, and commit discipline. - Conversational English proficiency. About Us We Are Engineered Different. At Applaudo , talented people design, build, and scale meaningful, AI-powered solutions that create real business impact.

📌 Google Cloud DevOps Engineer (Temporary Contract) (Colombia)
🏢 Applaudo
📍 Colombia