Cloud Platform Engineer

GitLab

. Design, build, and maintain infrastructure and developer tooling that powers GitLab’s engineering organization .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeRemote • United States, CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 $126,000 - $213,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing Kubernetes clusters and implementing GitOps workflows, with a strong focus on cloud infrastructure provisioning using Terraform. Proficient in scripting and automation, with solid communication skills for effective collaboration across teams.

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Kubernetes ManagementGitOps WorkflowsTerraform ProficiencyCloud Provider ExperienceScripting in Python, Bash, or Go

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Hard Skills

KubernetesTerraformArgoCDCloud Infrastructure ProvisioningNetworking FundamentalsHelmService Mesh TechnologiesPolicy-as-Code ToolsObservability StacksMulti-Cluster Kubernetes Architectures

Soft Skills

Strong Written CommunicationCollaboration Across Teams

Tools & Technologies

GitHub ActionsGitLab CITekton CIPrometheusGrafanaOpenTelemetryLoki

Certifications & Qualifications

CKACKADAWS Solutions ArchitectHashiCorp Terraform Associate

Industry Keywords

DevOpsSREInfrastructure ManagementCloud EnvironmentsProduction-Grade Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDNSFluxGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKubernetesPrometheusPythonTerraformGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain infrastructure and developer tooling that powers GitLab’s engineering organization
Operate, maintain, and improve production-grade Kubernetes clusters across cloud environments
Manage Kubernetes cluster lifecycle, including upgrades, scaling, and reliability
Own and extend ArgoCD-based GitOps workflows, Application Sets, sync policies, and deployment standards
Write, review, and maintain Terraform modules for cloud infrastructure provisioning and management
Monitor platform health, respond to incidents, conduct post-mortems, and improve availability, performance, and observability
Collaborate with application teams to onboard services onto the platform
Create documentation, runbooks, and self-service tooling to improve developer productivity
Implement RBAC, network policies, secrets management, and security/compliance controls
Integrate platform capabilities with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Tekton CI pipelines

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–5 years of experience in a platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE role
Solid hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments (EKS, GKE, or AKS preferred)
Demonstrable experience with ArgoCD or comparable GitOps tooling (Flux, etc.)
Proficiency in Terraform for cloud infrastructure provisioning; familiarity with remote state, workspaces, and module design
Experience working with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Comfortable writing scripts and automation in Python, Bash, or Go
Familiarity with Helm for Kubernetes package management
Understanding of networking fundamentals: DNS, load balancing, ingress, service mesh concepts
Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to document systems clearly and collaborate across teams
Nice-to-have: experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, Cilium)
Nice-to-have: familiarity with policy-as-code tools such as OPA/Gatekeeper or Kyverno
Nice-to-have: exposure to observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Loki)
Nice-to-have: knowledge of Crossplane or other Kubernetes-native IaC approaches
Nice-to-have: contributions to open-source projects or internal platform tooling
Nice-to-have: experience with multi-cluster or multi-region Kubernetes architectures
Nice-to-have: relevant certifications: CKA, CKAD, AWS Solutions Architect, HashiCorp Terraform Associate

Benefits

Comp & perks

Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
Flexible Paid Time Off
Team Member Resource Groups
Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Growth and Development Fund
Parental Leave