Devops Engineer

Datamatics; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Datamatics is seeking a seasoned cloud DevOps engineer to lead and implement scalable Google Cloud Platform solutions. You will architect Terraform configurations, automate CI/CD pipelines, and optimize GKE/Cloud Run environments for reliability and scale.

You will champion DevOps best practices, mentor junior engineers, and drive migration strategies across development teams, ensuring robust observability with Google Cloud Operations Suite.

Qualifications

• 5 to 10+ years in IT infrastructure, systems administration, or DevOps.
• 3+ years of hands-on production experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Expert level Terraform with strong experience in GKE/Cloud Run; proficient scripting in Python/Bash/Go.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain modular Terraform configurations to provision scalable GCP landing zones, VPCs, and computing environments.
• Build, scale, and secure CI/CD pipelines using Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI for automated changes.
• Operationalize GKE and Cloud Run environments with auto-scaling and zero-downtime deployments.
• Implement deep logging, tracing, and metrics using Google Cloud Operations Suite to track SLIs/SLOs and configure alerting.
• Utilize Ansible or Packer to automate golden images and configurations.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers on cloud-native migrations and DevOps best practices.

Skills

Terraform

GCP

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Cloud Build

GitHub Actions

Go

Python

Bash

Linux

Networking

Job description

Core Responsibilities

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Architect, write, and maintain modular Terraform configurations to provision scalable GCP landing zones, VPCs, and computing environments.
• CI/CD Automation: Build, scale, and secure deployment pipelines using Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI to automate application and infrastructure changes.
• Container & Platform Engineering: Operationalize Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Cloud Run environments, optimizing for auto-scaling, resource allocation, and zero-downtime deployments.
• Observability & SRE: Implement deep logging, tracing, and metrics using Google Cloud Operations Suite (Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring) to track SLIs/SLOs and configure smart alerting.
• Configuration Management: Utilize tools like Ansible or Packer to automate golden machine images and application configurations.
• Technical Leadership: Lead complex cloud-native migration strategies, champion DevOps best practices across development teams, and mentor junior engineers.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: 5 to 10+ years in IT infrastructure, systems administration, or DevOps, with 3+ years of dedicated, hands-on production experience in Google Cloud Platform.
• Technical Stack:
• Cloud Platform: Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (Expert level)
• CI/CD & Containers: Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, GKE, Helm
• Scripting/Coding: Python, Bash, or Go
• Linux Systems: Strong background in Linux administration, networking protocols, and OS internals