Senior Cloud Engineer (6-Month Contract)

Hired Gun for High‑Growth Orgs | Strategic Ops, Talent & Delivery | Currently @ Starboard Maritime Intelligence

About Us :

Starboard is a mission‑driven SaaS platform securing critical infrastructure, networks, and operations for governments, defense agencies, and high‑stakes enterprises across NATO and five eye countries. Our technology bridges the gap between cutting‑edge cybersecurity capabilities and the real‑world constraints of policy, procurement, and operations.

We’re scaling fast, and we’re looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to join us for a 6 month contract and help shape the next generation of our cloud platform. This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role where you’ll work across infrastructure, automation, developer experience, and reliability – while mentoring our junior and intermediate engineers.

If you love building secure, scalable systems that actually matter, we want to hear from you.

What you’ll bring

Technical expertise

• An understanding of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including GKE and IAM.
• Experience designing secure, scalable, and highly available architectures.
• Proficiency with Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI / CD tooling.
• Working knowledge of GitOps and policy‑as‑code frameworks (e.g. ArgoCD, OPA).
• Experience with SRE principles, monitoring, and alerting (e.g. Prometheus, Datadog).
• Proven ability to optimise performance, cost, and reliability across environments.
• Hands‑on experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes, GKE).
• Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language (Python, Go, Bash).
• Strong grasp of version control, secure coding, and software best practices.

Professional expertise

Day to day you’ll be

Unified observability stack (Grafana, Loki, Prometheus)

Why choose Starboard?

Ready to Apply?

If you’re ready to bring your cloud engineering expertise to a purpose‑driven, high‑impact team, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now with your CV and a cover letter about why you’re interested in joining Starboard.

Seniority level : Mid‑Senior level

Employment type : Contract

Job function : Engineering and Information Technology

Industries : Software Development

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