Senior Cloud Engineer (6-Month Contract)Starboard Maritime Intelligence • WorkFromHome, Auckland, New Zealand
Senior Cloud Engineer (6-Month Contract)
Starboard Maritime Intelligence • WorkFromHome, Auckland, New Zealand
17 hours ago
Job descriptionYou’re a keen mentor, who enjoys passing on knowledge to more junior members. Have a passion for automation, developer experience, and building resilient cloud systems. Proven ability to translate technical concepts for non‑technical audiences. A team player who proactively communicates and has experience working in a hybrid environment with a mix of in‑office and remote team members. Has used collaboration tools such as Slack, Miro, Google Suite. Comfortable being on an on‑call roster. Able to hold a Restricted level clearance with the NZ government. Mentoring team members and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and learning. Designing and implementing scalable, secure, and fault‑tolerant solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Delivering a new landing zone aligned with best practices for security, networking, and automation. Building Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) using Terraform for repeatable and auditable deployments. Redesigning and modernising Kubernetes architecture with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD and Kargo. Enhancing and maintaining CI / CD pipelines to improve quality, automation, and deployment velocity. Implementing SLAs, SLOs, and monitoring standards to strengthen observability and reliability. Building core components of our internal developer platform, including : Reusable deployment templates and golden paths Service mesh and networking components for reliability and security Creating monitoring and alerting systems for 24 / 7 reliability and incident response. Collaborating with other Senior Engineers and the wider development team to enhance automation, CI / CD, and developer experience. We’re building something significant with cutting‑edge tech! The work is intellectually challenging, complex, and varied. Our team put it well by saying “interesting problems,” “never boring,” “learning quickly.” You’ll be joining a crew that is easy to get along with, clever, authentic and gracious. We take pride in our flexible approach. Whether you enjoy having flexibility to head off to pick up the kids, walk the dog, or want to come into the office full time - our ways of working are set to flex for you.
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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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