Senior DevOps Engineer / GCP / Contract to Hire

Motion Recruitment; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in credit reporting is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer for a fully remote contract role. The position involves migrating AWS environments to GCP, with a focus on automation and hands-on responsibilities. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in GCP and automation tools, with potential for long-term conversion.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as a DevOps/SRE engineer.
• Exceptional knowledge of building tooling in GCP environments.
• Experience leading enterprise-level projects.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on role supporting migration from AWS to GCP.
• Focus on automation using Terraform, Kubernetes, and GitHub Actions.
• Daily tasks are 100% hands-on with no management.

Skills

GCP

Terraform

Automation

CI/CD Pipelines

Monitoring

GitHub Actions

Education

BSc in Computer Science or similar

Tools

Kubernetes

Datadog

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer / GCP / Contract to Hire

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A large enterprise client of ours is hiring a Senior DevOps engineer for a fully remote contract through the remainder of this year. The role involves migration work from AWS to GCP, mainly for M&A projects. The company is a leading provider of credit reports in the nation.

This is a hands-on role supporting refactoring and re-platforming AWS environments to GCP, with a focus on automation using Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, GitHub Actions, and Datadog.

This position offers the opportunity to work at a major enterprise organization, with potential for long-term conversion if the contract goes well. Apply now if interested.

Contract Duration: 1 year

Required Skills & Experience

• 6+ years of experience as a DevOps/SRE engineer
• Exceptional knowledge of building tooling in GCP environments
• Ability to scale GKE clusters hands-on
• Strong knowledge of Terraform
• Experience leading enterprise-level projects
• Automation expertise with CI/CD pipelines using ArgoCD / GitHub Actions
• Monitoring and alerting experience with Datadog / PagerDuty

Desired Skills & Experience

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Remote work setup
• Google Cloud certifications
• BSc in CS or similar
• Experience in SaaS environments

Responsibilities

Tech Breakdown: 50% DevOps, 50% Observability

Daily Tasks: 100% Hands-on, 0% Management

Additional Details

Posted By: Caroline Halford

Senior Level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

• Contract

Job Function

• Engineering and IT

Industries

• Healthcare, Non-profit, Government