Remote (GCP) SRE Platform Principal Architect

Post Date

Nov 07, 2025

Location

Saint Louis,
Missouri

ZIP/Postal Code

63134
US
Jan 08, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Architect

Req #

HTN-68f41758-ca0a-4a6d-83f7-4f04edd0998b

Pay Rate

$70 - $88 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

60% Architecting and 30% Developing as a (GCP) SRE Platform Principal Architect, you will play a critical role in designing, building, and operating the infrastructure and automation that support our suite of cloud-native enterprise applications in the rapidly evolving healthcare technology landscape. You will be part of a collaborative engineering team focused on ensuring our platforms are scalable, secure, reliable, and efficient — enabling clinicians and patients to access technology that sustains and improves health outcomes.

Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools and modern DevOps practices.
Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Maven, and JFrog to ensure fast, reliable, and repeatable software delivery.
Develop and manage containerized application environments with Kubernetes, ensuring optimal deployment, scalability, and service reliability.
Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual interventions.
Design and implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to ensure system health, performance, and reliability.
Collaborate closely with development, product, QA, and security teams to design robust platform solutions aligned with business and technical requirements.
Participate actively in Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives, driving continuous improvement and team collaboration.
Contribute to operational support processes, including incident response, root cause analysis, capacity planning, and performance optimization for large-scale distributed systems.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Required Skills & Experience

- SRE Platform Engineering and Principal Architect experience deploying and managing infrastructure and services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is required.
- Minium of 3 years recent GCP experience and strong knowledge of GCP networking, IAM, security, cost optimization, and core services (e.g., Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, GKE, Firestore).
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with tools such as Terraform and Ansible for building and managing infrastructure as code, and build and optimize CI/CD automation tools like Jenkins & Maven preferred OR (GitHub & JFrog).
- Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages such as Python (preferred), or Go, Java, C++, Perl, Ruby, or SQL, with the ability to automate workflows and optimize infrastructure operations.
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools and modern DevOps practices.
- Containerization & Orchestration: Strong experience deploying, scaling, and managing containerized applications using Kubernetes, including service mesh, auto-scaling, and rolling update strategies.
- Operational Excellence: Experience designing and implementing operational support models, including incident response, root cause analysis, monitoring, and alerting strategies.
- Experience working in Agile environments with familiarity in sprints, daily stand-ups, planning sessions, and retrospectives.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent work experience.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

- Healthcare industry experience

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.