Cloud Engineer Job at Insight Global, Grand Rapids, MI

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  • Insight Global
  • Grand Rapids, MI

Job Description

Technical Lead - Cloud

The Technical Lead will lead the delivery of a multi-cloud, multi-region, highly available eCommerce platform deployed across Azure and GCP. This includes platform infrastructure, Kubernetes orchestration, application architecture, MongoDB migration, and lightweight delivery management using Kanban.

What You'll Accomplish:

Technical Leadership

  • Architect and implement a multi-cloud (Azure + GCP) active/active platform.
  • Design and deploy Kubernetes workloads on AKS and GKE using Helm or Kustomize.
  • Lead containerization of services, define CI/CD strategy (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
  • Set up multi-cloud load balancing, ingress, and DNS failover patterns.
  • Implement monitoring and logging via Azure Monitor, GCP Cloud Monitoring, Prometheus/Grafana, or Datadog.
  • Lead application migration from Cosmos DB to MongoDB (including schema redesign, replication, data cutover).
  • Guide development of stateless services, API gateways, and caching/session handling.

Infrastructure & DevOps

  • Manage infrastructure-as-code via Terraform.
  • Implement network policies, service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), secrets management.
  • Coordinate cross-cloud IAM, container security, and deployment automation.
  • Own platform readiness, SLO compliance, and production rollout strategy.

Project Delivery & Kanban Oversight

  • Serve as Kanban lead for one delivery stream (infra or app/data).
  • Maintain and prioritize technical backlog, track WIP limits, and unblock team members.
  • Coordinate workstreams across architecture, development, infrastructure, QA, and client stakeholders.
  • Contribute to technical documentation and operational runbooks.
  • Collaborate with client’s advisory architects and internal/external SMEs.
  • Coordinate and lead periodic product demos, showcasing key success metrics and overall progress to goals.

What You'll Bring:

Cloud Platforms

  • Deep expertise in both Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Production experience with AKS and GKE, including deployment and scaling
  • Familiarity with global load balancing (e.g., Azure Front Door, GCP Load Balancer)

Containers & Orchestration

  • Strong experience with Kubernetes, Helm, Kustomize, and GitOps tools (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux)
  • End-to-end knowledge of container lifecycle, CI/CD, and secure workload delivery

Databases & Data Migration

  • Hands-on experience with MongoDB, including clustering and multi-region replication
  • Experience migrating from Cosmos DB or other managed NoSQL to open-source platforms
  • Understanding of transactional integrity and consistency models in distributed databases

DevOps & Observability

  • Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform
  • Proficiency in setting up observability: logs, metrics, alerts, and dashboards
  • Experience with tools like Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, Azure Monitor, or Cloud Operations Suite

Project & Delivery

  • Prior experience serving as a Tech Lead or Principal Engineer in agile/kanban environments
  • Comfortable running standups, managing Kanban boards (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps), and reporting progress
  • Strong communication and coordination skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Anthos, Istio, or service mesh across clouds
  • Familiarity with chaos engineering or failure injection (Azure Chaos Studio, Gremlin)
  • Azure or GCP certifications a plus (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect)

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