Cloud Engineer

About the Team

It’s an exciting time in technology, and that buzz is felt throughout Pet Smart! We are continuing to grow at a faster pace and we want to continue to provide best-in‑class experiences for pets and pet parents.

Our Technology team has 6 different departments:
Information Security, Service Delivery, Business Enabling Systems, eCommerce & Marketing Technology, Data and Stores, Services & Supply Chain.

Whether it’s online or in our stores, the work that the IT team does is instrumental in Pet Smart’s success. We have a strategic and actionable plan underway and are looking for associates who are just as excited about it as we are.

Collaborative Work Environment:

At Pet Smart, teamwork and connection are core to how we thrive. This role is based at our Phoenix Home Office, with an expectation of working a minimum of four days in the office each week. In a standard work week, associates may work up to one remote “flex day” (with leader approval). Our hybrid approach is designed to foster strong collaboration while also supporting flexibility and individual success.

This role works in our Phoenix Home Office - visa sponsorship is not available for this role

We are looking for a Cloud Engineer with 2–3 years of experience to help design, deploy, and support Pet Smart cloud services. You will work closely with cloud architects and senior engineers to support, implement and automate cloud solutions, build reusable infrastructure, optimize performance, and maintain cloud environments. This role offers strong growth potential in a collaborative and innovative environment.

• Build, deploy, and maintain Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure and managed services using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.
• Operate, support, and troubleshoot containerized workloads running on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
• Monitor system health, performance, and security posture using Cloud Monitoring, Logging, metrics, traces, and alerting.
• Troubleshoot production issues using log correlation, distributed tracing, and performance metrics, contributing to post‑incident reviews and detailed post‑mortems.
• Support and maintain networking, IAM, and security configurations, following GCP best practices and organizational standards.
• Provide operational support for large‑scale, distributed applications, including participation in an on‑call rotation.
• Collaborate with application, data, and platform teams to deliver reliable, scalable cloud solutions.
• Contribute to Fin Ops initiatives, including cloud cost optimization, spend analysis, resource governance, and efficiency improvements.
• Learn, apply, and continuously improve GCP best practices for security, reliability, performance, and cost management.

• 2–3 years professional experience with cloud platforms (Google Cloud, Azure).
• Experience with automation and scripting (Bash, Python, Power Shell).
• Familiarity with IaC and CI/CD. (Terraform, Jenkins/Cloudbees, Github Actions).
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and basic Kubernetes skills (GKE/CKA).
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (VPC, DNS, load balancing, PSC, peerings).
• Strong problem‑solving ability and a collaborative mindset.
• Strong understanding of cloud fundamentals such as IAM, RBAC, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Stackdriver/Google Cloud Operations, cloud trace).

• Cloud certification (GCP Cloud certifications)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

• This role requires collaboration, teamwork, and face‑to‑face interaction with colleagues, leaders, and/or clients.
• Being in the office ensures access to leaders, cross‑functional partners, and resources necessary to make timely decisions and drive results.
• On‑site presence in accordance with our Flex Smart policy supports our culture of innovation, mentorship, and engagement, which is integral to our success in developing the best team.

* This is not intended to be an all‑inclusive, exhaustive list of all essential job functions for this position. Pet Smart retains the right to change or assign other required job duties…