DevOps Engineer GCP

Role: DevOps Engineer - GCP

Duration: 6 months

Rate: £375/day (inside IR35)

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated DevOps Engineer to join our client's team as a key player in the application modernization initiative. This role will focus on modernizing legacy applications and migrating them to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, configuration management, and scripting.

Key Responsibilities:

Application Modernization: Lead efforts in modernizing legacy applications, making them cloud-native, and ready for deployment on GCP.

Cloud Migration: Plan and execute the migration of existing applications to GCP, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability.

Infrastructure as Code: Develop and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform to automate the provisioning of cloud resources.

CI/CD Pipeline: Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, ensuring seamless integration and delivery processes.

Containerisation: Deploy and manage containerised applications using Kubernetes, ensuring efficient orchestration and scaling of applications.

Configuration Management: Use Ansible to automate and manage configuration settings across various environments.

Scripting: Write and maintain scripts using Python or any other programming language to automate tasks, integrate systems, and improve workflow efficiency.

Collaboration: Work closely with development teams, architects, and stakeholders to align DevOps processes with business objectives.

Monitoring & Optimisation: Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure application performance and reliability on GCP.

Required Skills:

Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Strong experience in designing, deploying, and managing applications on GCP.

Terraform: Proficient in writing Terraform scripts to automate infrastructure deployment on GCP.

GitLab: Experience with setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitLab.

Kubernetes: Hands-on experience with container orchestration using Kubernetes.

Helm/Kustomize: Experience with Helm and Kustomize for packaging, managing, and deploying Kubernetes applications.

Ansible: Skilled in using Ansible for configuration management and automation.

Scripting: Proficiency in scripting any programming language for automation and integration.

Application Modernization: Experience in modernizing and refactoring legacy applications to be cloud-native.

Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on continuous improvement.

Collaboration: Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively within cross-functional teams.

Agile: Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience working in Agile teams

Good to have:

Certification: GCP certifications such as Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect.

Experience: Previous experience in a similar role within the context of application modernisation or cloud migration.

Security: Understanding of security best practices in cloud environments.

Observability: Experience with implementing and managing monitoring, observability, and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) to ensure comprehensive visibility into system performance and reliability.