DevOps Engineer (Remote)

Freelancing.my; Remote; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A cloud solutions provider is looking for a Cloud/DevOps Engineer to manage scalable infrastructure on GCP and Azure. Candidates should have experience in Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD workflows. This role involves implementing best practices for cloud security, disaster recovery, and optimizing deployments. If you are proficient in scripting languages like Python and have a strong background in managing cloud resources, this position offers a significant opportunity to shape the infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Experience with infrastructure management on cloud platforms.
• Strong background in Terraform and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python or Bash.

Responsibilities

• Architect and manage scalable infrastructure on GCP and Azure.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Design CI/CD workflows and ensure seamless deployment.

Skills

Proficiency in scripting languages

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD workflows

Cloud security best practices

Tools

GCP

Azure

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Cloud/DevOps Engineer role requiring proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, and optionally Go or Rust. Strong expertise in Terraform, Terragrunt, Helm, Kubernetes, and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Architect and manage scalable, secure infrastructure on GCP, Azure, and occasionally OCI/AWS.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) primarily using Terraform and occasionally with Terragrunt, and Helm.
• Design and optimize CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and GitHub Enterprise (reusable workflows, OIDC federation).
• Ensure seamless deployment pipelines from code commit to production for microservices and AI workloads.
• Manage Docker containers using tools such as Portainer and Docker Image.
• Support canary releases, blue‑green deployments, and auto‑scaling strategies.
• Implement and manage serverless deployments on Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Functions, Cloud Run).

Resource Planning & Hardware Estimation

• Assist in hardware estimation for both on‑premise and cloud environments based on resource requirements such as the number of sensors and storage needs.
• Ensure robust backup strategies and data redundancy for all infrastructure.
• Assist the team in auditing the on‑cloud and on‑premises resources.

Security & Compliance

• Enforce cloud security best practices: image hardening, secret management, IAM least privilege, SBOMs, and vulnerability scanning.
• Collaborate on compliance requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001) and respond to audits and incidents proactively.
• Configure and manage Cloudflare for enhanced security and performance.
• Build and maintain observability stacks using Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, and Sentry.
• Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks across compute, storage, and networking layers.
• Monitor and optimize cloud spending to ensure cost‑efficiency.
• Develop and implement disaster recovery plans, conducting regular drills to ensure business continuity.
• Partner with engineers to embed DevOps best practices.
• Establish and enforce documentation standards for infrastructure, processes, and troubleshooting guides.
• Use Plane for sprint planning, incident tracking, and delivery visibility.