DevOps Engineer with GCP

Who we are

Our client operates in a highly technology-driven environment, where digital solutions play a key role in shaping internal processes and external interactions. As part of an ongoing transformation journey, there is a strong focus on enhancing engineering capabilities, adopting agile delivery models, and modernizing the existing IT landscape through strategic, long-term investments, including cloud technologies.

Beyond infrastructure and tools, the emphasis is on building strong, forward-thinking teams that can adapt and innovate in a rapidly evolving industry. The project offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where continuous learning, autonomy, and innovation are encouraged.

We are seeking for an experienced and highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with a strong focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our cloud infrastructure and continuous delivery pipelines. You will play a critical role in driving automation, enhancing system reliability, and ensuring the security and scalability of our mission-critical applications within a demanding financial environment. 

What You’ll Be Doing

• Architect, design, implement, and maintain highly scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)


• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices, leveraging Terraform extensively for resource provisioning and configuration management


• Lead the development, optimization, and standardization of robust CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Workflows, ensuring efficient, reliable, and secure software releases


• Collaborate closely with development teams to embed DevOps practices, promote a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure optimal application performance and stability


• Automate complex operational tasks and processes, reducing manual effort and improving overall system efficiency and reliability


• Develop and maintain advanced scripts and tools for infrastructure automation, monitoring, and deployment across the GCP ecosystem


• Implement and enforce stringent security best practices, ensuring compliance and data protection across all infrastructure components and deployment processes, including the use of GCP Secret Manager


• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior team members, fostering their growth and development


• Participate in on-call rotations and provide expert-level support for production systems, ensuring high availability and rapid issue resolution.(if requested) 

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field


• Minimum 7 years of experience in a similar role


• Expert-level proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools, specifically Terraform (a mandatory requirement)


• Demonstrable expertise in cloud platforms, with significant hands-on experience and certifications in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Experience with AWS or Azure is a plus


• Extensive experience with enterprise Security Management solutions, including advanced usage of GCP Secret Manager and other GCP security services (e.g., Cloud IAM, Security Command Center)


• Proven track record in defining, implementing, and optimizing complex CI/CD flows, with deep expertise in GitHub Workflows


• Strong experience with containerization technologies: Docker (creating optimized images, multi-stage builds) and Kubernetes (cluster administration, deployments, scaling, using Terraform modules for cluster creation/management)


• Proficient in developing and maintaining Helm Charts (templates, hooks, packaging, release management) 


• Solid experience in delivering high-quality, maintainable code within enterprise-scale development environments, adhering to best practices and code review processes


• In-depth working knowledge of environment monitoring tools such as GCP Operations (formerly Stackdriver), New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, for proactive incident detection and performance optimization


• Strong expertise in software development processes, models, lifecycles, and methodologies (Agile/Scrum) 


• Hands-on experience with service-mesh technologies like Istio or similar products for traffic management, security, and observability


• Advanced software development and scripting skills in at least one relevant language (e.g., Python, Go, Java, Bash, JavaScript)


• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible or Chef is a plus


• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences