Title: Lead Google Kubernetes Engineer (GKE )
Role: GKE Platform Migration Lead (Tanzu PCF to GKE)
Experience: 12+ years.
Mode: 100% Remote
Visa: Independent Candidates only
Must-have:
· Healthcare domain experience.
· 12+ years of experience in cloud-native development, DevOps, or platform engineering
· Extensive experience with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE): Cluster creation, node pools, autoscaling strategies, VPC, subnetting, Ingress/Gateway, load balancing architecture
· Security controls: Workload Identity, RBAC, Network Policies, Secrets mgmt., Observability stack (Cloud Ops, Prometheus, Grafana)
· Strong hands-on experience with: Java Spring Boot (microservices, config mgmt, API development), Python for automation, scripting, or app refactoring
· Proven success migrating apps from Tanzu PCF, Heroku, or similar PaaS to Kubernetes
· Deep understanding of CI/CD tools (GitHub, Jenkins, Cloud Build, ArgoCD, etc.)
· Strong communication skills—able to influence, mentor, and simplify complex concepts.
· Prior experience leading large-scale cloud migrations in healthcare, regulated environments, or Fortune 50 companies (plus)
· GCP Certifications (GKE, PCA, PCSE)
· Experience with Terraform or IaC frameworks
· Familiarity with service mesh tools (Istio, Anthos Service Mesh)
· Experience uplifting teams through structured training programs
Job Type: Contract
Pay: From $65.00 per hour
Experience:
• Google Kubernetes Engineer: 10 years (Required)
• Tanzu PCF or Pivotal Cloud Foundry: 5 years (Required)
• Tanzu PCF to GKE Migration: 8 years (Required)
• Hands-on in JAVA, Spring Boot, Python: 8 years (Required)
• Workload Identity, RBAC, Network Policies: 5 years (Required)
License/Certification:
• GCP Certification (GKE, PCA, PCSE) (Required)
Work Location: Remote
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