Platform Engineering Manager – GCP/Kubernetes
Information Technology (IT)
Posted on: 2026/11/05 | Job ID: 182638
Toronto
,
Ontario
Temporary
Job title: Platform Engineering Manager – GCP / Kubernetes
Lead the platform that powers a major retail modernization: GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform and a distributed team of engineers looking to you for direction.
Are you a hands-on platform leader who still loves writing Go and Python? In this contract role, you'll lead a distributed engineering team that is modernizing and strengthening a large retail platform ecosystem to support growth and innovation. You'll drive platform improvements on Google Cloud, champion engineering best practices across GitLab, Terraform and Kubernetes, and build the tooling, observability and developer experience that make engineers more productive and systems more reliable. The engagement runs through January 2027 with a strong likelihood of extension, and the team is moving quickly: interviews are being scheduled now.
TalentWorld is recruiting a Platform Engineering Manager – GCP / Kubernetes in Toronto, Ontario.
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This position is an active position with one of our client organizations.
TalentWorld is a Canadian leader in staffing, offering diverse opportunities for professional growth, flexible schedules, and career advancement. Embracing diversity, all are welcome to apply.
Please note that AI tools may be used to support the screening, assessment, or selection of applicants for this position.
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Lead the platform that powers a major retail modernization: GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform and a distributed team of engineers looking to you for direction.
Are you a hands-on platform leader who still loves writing Go and Python? In this contract role, you'll lead a distributed engineering team that is modernizing and strengthening a large retail platform ecosystem to support growth and innovation. You'll drive platform improvements on Google Cloud, champion engineering best practices across GitLab, Terraform and Kubernetes, and build the tooling, observability and developer experience that make engineers more productive and systems more reliable. The engagement runs through January 2027 with a strong likelihood of extension, and the team is moving quickly: interviews are being scheduled now.
TalentWorld is recruiting a Platform Engineering Manager – GCP / Kubernetes in Toronto, Ontario.
Why Work with TalentWorld
- Contract through January 2027, with strong likelihood of extension
- On-site in the Greater Toronto Area, 4 days per week
- An enticing hourly rate of $80 – $90/hr (T4); a separate rate is available for incorporated contractors
- We advocate for our workers, ensuring that every environment is safe
- Accurate and always on-time weekly payday
- We understand that life happens, just connect with us as soon as something comes up
- You can add more benefits with the Benefit Builder
- Lead, mentor and grow a distributed platform engineering team
- Drive platform improvements across Google Cloud (GKE, networking, compute, storage, IAM/WIF, BigQuery, Cloud Logging)
- Own infrastructure as code with Terraform and GitLab CI/CD across many projects and teams
- Build platform tooling, automation and microservices in Golang and Python
- Strengthen reliability and developer productivity through observability, GitOps and internal developer platform practices
Must Have
- 10+ years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering or cloud infrastructure (mandatory)
- Strong platform engineering experience on Google Cloud Platform: GKE, networking, compute, storage, IAM/WIF, BigQuery and Cloud Logging (mandatory)
- Hands-on operational and architectural depth in Kubernetes, including GitOps/ArgoCD, RBAC and custom controllers
- Terraform IaC authoring at scale, plus GitLab CI/CD pipelines and repository administration
- Development proficiency in Golang and Python, and proven experience managing and growing a distributed engineering team
- OpenTelemetry experience, including collector fleet management
- Observability stack experience with Prometheus/VictoriaMetrics, Grafana and PagerDuty
- Exposure to AIOps and FinOps practices
- Experience with Backstage or another internal developer platform
- Background in retail or large-enterprise platform modernization
- Cloud: Google Cloud Platform (GKE, Compute, Storage, Networking, IAM/WIF, BigQuery, Cloud Logging)
- Containers & GitOps: Kubernetes, ArgoCD, RBAC, custom controllers
- IaC & CI/CD: Terraform, GitLab CI/CD
- Languages: Golang, Python
- Observability & Platform: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, Grafana, PagerDuty, Backstage
- Schedule: Full-time, on-site 4 days per week; start as soon as possible
- The location: Toronto, Ontario (client site); in-person onboarding with ID verification on day one
- Other: Contract until January 30, 2027, with likelihood of extension
- Hourly rate: $80 – $90/hr (T4); incorporated (IC) rate available on request
Apply now! And you could have a job tomorrow!
This position is an active position with one of our client organizations.
TalentWorld is a Canadian leader in staffing, offering diverse opportunities for professional growth, flexible schedules, and career advancement. Embracing diversity, all are welcome to apply.
Please note that AI tools may be used to support the screening, assessment, or selection of applicants for this position.
#TWPRA