DevOps Engineer (Google Cloud)

About the role

We are seeking an ambitious, hands‑on DevOps Engineer with deep experience in Google Cloud Platform to join our cloud platform team. The role focuses on modernising, automating and maintaining highly available GCP environments and hybrid continuous delivery pipelines.

Key responsibilities

• Configure, administer and integrate GitLab across GCP and on‑premises environments, creating seamless CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment patterns.
• Design, build and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Google Cloud native tools.
• Build, optimise and manage robust CI/CD pipelines for microservices, legacy systems and cloud workloads.
• Manage and fine‑tune Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters, Helm charts and container registries.
• Implement monitoring, logging and alerting with Google Cloud Operations (Stackdriver), Prometheus, Grafana or Datadog.
• Embed automated security scanning, policy enforcement (IAM, Organization Policies) and vulnerability management into GitLab pipelines.
• Troubleshoot complex build and platform issues, participate in incident management and mentor engineering squads.

Required profile

• Proven experience configuring and managing GitLab (SaaS or self‑managed) across hybrid GCP/on‑premises environments.
• Strong hands‑on experience with core GCP services such as GKE, VPC, IAM, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub and Cloud Storage.
• Deep proficiency with Terraform for infrastructure as code and version‑controlled deployments.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration platforms.
• Knowledge of observability tools and DevSecOps practices.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex platform issues and share best practices.

Required skills

• GitLab (SaaS or self‑managed)
• Google Cloud Platform (GKE, VPC, IAM, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage)
• Terraform
• Helm
• Docker / container registries
• Google Cloud Operations (Stackdriver)
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Datadog
• CI/CD pipeline design
• Security scanning and vulnerability management
• IAM and Organization Policies