Google Cloud Platform DevOps Engineer :: Atlanta, Georgia (Onsite, Need only Local to Atlanta)

Overview

On Site
Full Time
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - long term

Skills

FOCUS
Computer Cluster Management
Orchestration
Jenkins
Automated Testing
Dashboard
Capacity Management
Vulnerability Scanning
DevSecOps
Oracle Policy Automation
Failover
High Availability
Continuous Improvement
Development Testing
Mentorship
Training
Documentation
Release Management
Incident Management
Root Cause Analysis
Provisioning
Linux Administration
Scripting
Bash
Python
Ruby
Computer Networking
Storage
Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
Microservices
Payment Card Industry
HIPAA
System On A Chip
Cloud Computing
Red Hat Linux
Kubernetes
Docker
Continuous Delivery
GitHub
GitLab
Continuous Integration
Configuration Management
Change Management
Content Management
Terraform
Ansible
Splunk
Grafana
Network
Git
Workflow
Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CentOS
Ubuntu
Collaboration
DevOps
Management
LinkedIn
Oracle UCM

Job Details

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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