Senior GCP DevOps Engineer

Summary

Join Nearform, a digital and AI engineering consultancy, as a remote DevOps Engineer based in Poland for an initial 6-month contract. You will work on client projects, developing infrastructure for cloud-based applications, creating deployment architecture and continuous delivery pipelines, designing high-availability approaches, and implementing monitoring architecture. Nearform values collaboration and a curious mindset. The role requires significant experience in cloud technologies (GCP preferred), container orchestration, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and data storage. Successful candidates will demonstrate excellent communication and collaboration skills. The recruitment process involves a TalentCall, an assessment, and a video call with a Hiring Manager.

Requirements

• Proficient communication in English (oral and written)
• Experience delivering at an enterprise level and a remote agile environment
• Experience managing and automating complex platforms/applications on GCP
• Experience working with containers and container orchestration, ideally including Kubernetes
• Experience with infrastructure as code technology, ideally with Terraform
• Experience with CI and building CD pipelines, ideally with Github actions
• Data storage experience with RDBMS and NoSQL technologies
• Solid understanding of observability practices across the stack
• Experience with security assessments frameworks (eg. Soc2) and security awareness throughout the stack
• Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills to work with stakeholders, feeling comfortable in client-facing roles where you will drive technical discussions and advise on best practices and approaches

Responsibilities

• Work on client projects developing infrastructure to support cloud-based applications
• Create deployment architecture and continuous delivery pipelines
• Design high-availability approaches
• Implement monitoring architecture (dashboards, alerts, escalations)

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess any of the following Google Cloud certifications: Cloud Architect, Cloud DevOps Engineer, Data Engineer
• Experience with Ansible
• Python, Golang
• Experience with other cloud technologies such as AWS and/or Azure
• Experience working as a consultant