Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer

Ciklum

Remote, Poland

About the role:

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow to support our engineering work, with a strong focus on the underlying infrastructure that we need to get from source code to production, plus keep it happy once it's there. We need someone who understands software development, and enjoys working with developers on all the things necessary to improving, deploying, monitoring, and operating production services.

Responsibilities:

• Build complex, highly available, and cost-optimized cloud infrastructure solutions on GCP and in Kubernetes
• Designs and implements advanced CI/CD pipelines ensuring quality, security, and efficiency
• Establishes comprehensive monitoring and observability strategies
• Proactively identifies and mitigates risks, leading troubleshooting efforts for complex issues
• Implements high-level security practices, integrating vulnerability scanning and threat modeling
• Work with application engineering to cultivate operational standards

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in a DevOps engineering role with significant GCP experience
• Proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale GCP solutions
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems and architect robust solutions
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Desirable:

• GCP certifications (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Advanced skills in Terraform, or other IaC tools
• Programming and Scripting: Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash) and proficiency with one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Go, Node.js)
• Containerization and Microservices: Extensive experience with Docker, Kubernetes (GKE), and microservices architectures
• Complex Configuration Management: Expertise in configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.)
• Robust Networking: In-depth knowledge of networking concepts, VPC design, hybrid cloud architectures, and network security
• Security Focus: Strong understanding of cloud security principles, penetration testing, and compliance standards (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS)