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Job Title Google Cloud Platform DevOps Engineer
Location Atlanta, Georgia (Onsite, Need only Local to Atlanta)
Duration long term
JOB SUMMARY:
We are seeking a hands-on Google Cloud Platform DevOps Engineer to join our Cloud Engineering and DevOps team, with a primary focus on Google Cloud Platform Kubernetes, GKE ,and OpenShift cluster management and CI / CD pipeline automation. In this role you will design, implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, and continuous delivery workflows that enable rapid, reliable software releases. You will work closely with development, QA and security teams to build self-service capabilities, enforce best practices and ensure our container platforms are secure, scalable and highly available.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Technical Delivery & Automation (70%)
Deploy, configure and operate GKE and OpenShift clusters (on-premises and in cloud) Google Cloud Platform environment using best-practice architectures
Architect, build and maintain end-to-end CI / CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub, Argo CD or equivalent), including automated testing, security scanning and canary/blue-green deployments
Define and manage infrastructure via Terraform (loudCLI) and configuration management with Ansible, ensuring environments are versioned, repeatable and cost-optimized
Implement monitoring, alerting and dashboards (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk or Cloud Native) to track cluster health, SLIs/SLOs and drive capacity planning
Integrate secrets management (Vault) and vulnerability scanning (Snyk, Clair, Trivy, SonarQube) into build and deployment workflows to enforce DevSecOps policies.
Knowledge of deploying/integrating OPA policies.
Automate cluster lifecycle operations-including upgrades, scaling and failover-to maintain high availability Collaboration & Continuous Improvement (30%)
Partner with development, QA and security teams to remove bottlenecks, share knowledge and evangelize platform-as-a-service standards
Mentor junior engineers, deliver training sessions and author documentation for self-service infrastructure and deployment tools
Participate in architecture reviews, release planning and incident response, driving root-cause analysis and remediation
Evaluate and integrate new tools or practices to continuously improve efficiency, reliability and security of our delivery processesal experience
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- 3+ years in a Google Cloud Platform DevOps, platfor or cloud-engineering role with demonstrable Kubernetes/OpenShift expertise
- Hands-on experience designing and operating CI / CD pipelines with GitLab CI, Argo CD or similar
- Proficiency with Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management
- Strong Linux administration skills and scripting (Bash, Python, Ruby or similar)
- Familiarity with container networking, storage, and security fundamentals
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- GitOps practices and tools (Flux, Argo CD)
- Public cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure) and hybrid deployment models
- Service meshes (Istio, Linkerd) and microservices architecture
- Working within regulated environments (PCI, HIPAA, SOC 2)
REQUIRED CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate or equivalent
PREFERRED CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:
- Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
- Container Platforms: Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker/CRI-O
- CI / CD Tools: Argo CD, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
- IaC & CM: Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Kustomize
- Monitoring & Logging: Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK
- Security: Vault, CrowdStrike, network policies, pod security standards
- Other: Git workflows, Helm Charts, Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu), REST APIs
ABILITIES:
- Collaborate effectively across development, operations and security teams
- Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Apply sound judgment when architecting scalable, reliable solutions
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