Senior DevOps Engineer

About our client:

Our client is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. Operating in more than 220 countries and territories, they are committed to moving the world forward by delivering what matters. Beginning as a small messenger service and a $100 loan, they now have more than 500,000 users around the globe. They are a transportation and logistics leader, offering innovative solutions to customers, big and small. They understand and appreciate their responsibility to help build safer, stronger and more resilient communities founded on justice and economic opportunity for all, supported by a healthy, sustainable global environment.

Responsibilities:

Cloud Infrastructure Design and Deployment:

• Architect, design, and implement scalable, reliable, and secure solutions on GCP.
• Deploy and manage GCP services in both development and production environments, ensuring seamless integration with existing infrastructure.
• Implement and manage core services such as BigQuery, Datafusion, Cloud Composer (Airflow), Cloud Storage, Data Fusion, Compute Engine, App Engine, Cloud Functions and more.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Automation:

• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform or CLI scripts to automate provisioning and configuration of GCP resources.
• Establish and document best practices for IaC to ensure consistent and efficient deployments across environments.

DevOps and CI/CD Pipeline Development:

• Create and manage DevOps pipelines for automated build, test, and release management, integrating with tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or equivalent.
• Work with development and operations teams to optimize deployment workflows, manage application dependencies, and improve delivery speed.

Security and IAM Management:

• Handle user and service account management in Google Cloud IAM.
• Set up and manage Secrets Manager and Cloud Key Management for secure storage of credentials and sensitive information.
• Implement network and data security best practices to ensure compliance and security of cloud resources.

Performance Monitoring and Optimization:

• Monitoring & Security: Set up observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and integrate security tools (e.g., SonarQube, Trivy).
• Networking & Storage: Configure DNS, networking, and persistent storage solutions in Kubernetes.
• Set up monitoring and logging (e.g., Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Error Reporting) to ensure systems perform optimally.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud services and infrastructure as they arise.

Workflow Orchestration:

• Orchestrate complex workflows using Argo Workflow Engine.
• Containerization: Work extensively with Docker for containerization and image management.
• Optimization: Troubleshoot and optimize containerized applications for performance and security.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a similar field
• Must have 10 + years of extensive experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining applications on GCP and OpenShift
• Comprehensive expertise in GCP services such as GKE, Cloudrun, Functions, Cloud SQL, Firestore, Firebase, Apigee, GCP App Engine, Gemini Code Assist, Vertex AI, Spanner, Memorystore, Service Mesh, and Cloud Monitoring
• Solid understanding of cloud security best practices and experience in implementing security controls in GCP
• Thorough understanding of cloud architecture principles and best practices
• Experience with automation and configuration management tools like Terraform and a sound understanding of DevOps principles
• Proven leadership skills and the ability to mentor and guide a technical team