Expert DevOps Consultant with GCP

Consult; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 234,000 - 289,000; Full time

Job summary

Consult is seeking a DevOps engineer to join an agile team responsible for a resilient, scalable cloud platform on Google Cloud Platform. You will perform hands-on DevOps work, provide technical leadership, and collaborate with cross-functional IT teams to automate infrastructure and ensure secure, reliable deployments.

You will build and manage the GCP foundation, implement IaC with Terraform, and drive automation across the cloud environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Strong IaC and Terraform skills.
• Experience building cloud foundation environments.
• Knowledge of GCP networking and IAM/security.
• Experience with Linux/Windows in enterprise settings.
• Experience with container technologies and CI/CD processes.
• Ability to lead DevOps teams in agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage the GCP foundation platform supporting application deployments.
• Lead technical delivery and provide guidance on GCP and DevOps engineering practices.
• Design and implement GCP infrastructure using Terraform.

Skills

Google Cloud

Terraform

CI/CD

Linux

Windows

Networking

Cloud security

Agile

Tech leadership

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Type of contract: B2B contract

Salary range: 170 - 210 PLN/H

What will you do?

You will join an agile engineering team responsible for building and developing a highly resilient, scalable and performant cloud platform on GCP. You will combine hands-on DevOps engineering with technical leadership, working closely with application DevOps teams and cross-functional IT teams to automate infrastructure, improve cloud services, maintain security and operational standards, and support reliable application deployments.

Your tasks

• Build and manage the GCP foundation platform supporting application deployments
• Lead technical delivery and provide guidance on GCP and DevOps engineering practices
• Design and implement GCP infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
• Integrate, configure, deploy and manage common cloud services including IAM, networking, logging, operating systems and containers
• Manage software-defined networking in GCP
• Work with hardened Linux and Windows operating systems
• Ensure cloud solutions comply with defined security standards
• Ensure compliance with operational risk standards related to networking, firewalls, operating systems, logging, monitoring, availability and resiliency
• Build and support continuous integration, continuous delivery and continuous testing processes
• Implement centrally provided platform and operating system patches
• Support non-functional testing activities
• Maintain operational and support documentation
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and support application teams
• Ensure effective change management practices in line with established standards
• Provide impact assessments for proposed changes to the GCP core platform
• Drive automation, platform reliability and continuous improvement across the cloud environment

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code and Terraform
• Experience building, managing and supporting cloud foundation or cloud platform environments
• Strong knowledge of GCP networking and software-defined networking concepts
• Good understanding of IAM and cloud security
• Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems in enterprise environments
• Experience with container technologies
• Strong experience with CI/CD and automated deployment processes
• Understanding of logging, monitoring, availability and resiliency conceptsExperience working with security and operational risk requirements in enterprise environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Experience supporting application teams and resolving cloud infrastructure issues
• Experience with change management processes in complex IT environments
• Ability to provide technical leadership and support engineering teams in technical decision-making
• Ability to work effectively in an agile and cross-functional environment
• Openness to work hybrid from our client's office (Kraków) 2 days a week

Nice to have

• Experience working with large-scale enterprise GCP platforms
• Experience with highly regulated or security-focused environments
• Experience with cloud platform hardening and security controls
• Experience with non-functional testing of cloud infrastructure
• Experience evaluating and adopting new GCP products and services