Branch

Cloud Operations Engineer

Branch$135K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of professional experience in cloud infrastructure engineering (preferably GCP).
  • Familiarity with observability tools such as monitoring, logging, and tracing.
  • Working experience in programming/scripting languages like Python, Bash, Java, or Go.
  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Exposure to network and application security practices.
  • Comfortable using AI tools to enhance productivity.

Responsibilities

  • Implement and maintain cloud infrastructure in GCP.
  • Contribute to cloud infrastructure scalability, security, and availability.
  • Build automation to reduce manual toil and enhance recovery from incidents.
  • Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure issues and support observability tools.
  • Ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards in cloud infrastructure.
  • Engage in incident response processes and contribute to monitoring work.
  • Collaborate on infrastructure-related projects and workflow automation across departments.

Benefits

  • Market-leading medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Stock options
  • Free Premium-Tier Origin Financial Wellness subscription
  • Monthly home-office stipend
  • 401k (TransAmerica)
  • 12-weeks paid parental leave
  • Flexible time off + sick and safe time
  • 11 paid company holidays
Full Job Description
About the role:

We're looking for a Cloud Operations Engineer to join our Cloud Ops team

Key Responsibilities:
  • Implement and maintain cloud infrastructure in GCP under the direction of senior engineers.
  • Contribute to keeping our cloud infrastructure scalable, secure, and highly available.
  • Build automation that reduces toil and helps infrastructure recover from production incidents.
  • Troubleshoot issues and provide support for our cloud infrastructure and observability tools.
  • Help ensure our cloud infrastructure is compliant with relevant security and regulatory standards.
  • Follow and contribute to incident response process and tooling; participate in monitoring and alerting work across the application stack.
  • Collaborate within the tech org on infrastructure work, with some exposure to cross-departmental projects, including workflow automation (crons, n8n, Airflow) that bridges infrastructure and business processes.
  • Participate in Ops team processes: outage incidents, compliance requirements, sprint work, metrics collection, and documentation.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of professional experience in cloud infrastructure engineering (preferably GCP).
  • Familiarity with observability tools and processes, such as monitoring, logging, and tracing.
  • Working experience in at least one programming/scripting language such as Python, Bash, Java, or Go.
  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Some exposure to network and application security practices or teams.
  • Comfortable leveraging AI tools to accelerate work. The company provides access to Claude, and integrates Copilot and Gemini into automation workflows.
  • Ability to work in a 24/7 on call rotation.

Nice to Haves:
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Git.
  • Collaboration experience with Data Engineering teams.
  • Exposure to automation and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Chef.
  • Previous experience in a 24/7 on call environment.

Compensation:

The base salary range for this role is $135-150k. The salary range displayed reflects an average base salary range for the position across all the U.S. The base salary offered to an applicant could be higher or lower based on each applicant's specific skill set, depth of experience, relevant education or training, etc.

Location:

This position is classified as REMOTEwithin the United States of America.

We are unable to hire candidates located outside of the domestic U.S.

Benefits:
  • Market-leading medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Stock options
  • Free Premium-Tier Origin Financial Wellness subscription
  • Monthly home-office stipend
  • 401k (TransAmerica)
  • 12-weeks paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
  • Flexible time off + sick and safe time
  • 11 paid company holidays

About Branch

Branch is a mobile-first technology company that provides financial services for hourly workers. The company's mission is to create a world where working Americans can grow financially. Branch offers a mobile app that allows users to access earned wages, budgeting tools, and financial wellness resources. Branch was founded in 2015 by Atif Siddiqi and has raised over $300 million in funding to date.
Learn more about Branch
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2014

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