Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Virta Health is on a mission to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people. They are seeking a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to optimize their GCP-based Kubernetes infrastructure, implement cloud automation, and enhance security and performance.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the continued design implication of a scalable, resilient, and highly-available cloud infrastructure platform on Google Cloud
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Terraform and Kubernetes controllers
• Support data access patterns across services (read replicas, connection pooling, schema evolution, and safe rollout strategies)
• Ensure that cloud infrastructure adheres to best practices for security and compliance, including monitoring for security vulnerabilities and implementing necessary measures
• Own infrastructure patterns for operational data platforms, including backups, replication, migrations, performance tuning, and incident response
• Maintain lightweight, auto-generated documentation of infrastructure configurations and automation procedures
• Provide technical support and troubleshoot infrastructure-related issues, both during development and in production environments
• Gain a thorough understanding of Virta's system and network architecture, deployment platform, including core Postgres deployments and data flows between services
• Identify reliability, scalability, and operational gaps in production database systems and propose concrete improvements
• Develop and start executing a plan to improve the scalability, reliability, and security of our GCP infrastructure

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure using Kubernetes and Postgresql
• Development experience with Go and Python
• Hands-on experience with query & scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, SQL) for automation
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, specifically Terraform
• Strong knowledge of cloud security and compliance practices
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and containerization technologies
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills