Senior GCP DevOps Engineer

SUMMARY:

We are looking for a proactive Senior DevOps Engineer to join our GCP-based data streaming team. You will design, build, and operate real-time data pipelines, ensuring reliability, security, and cost efficiency.

We are looking for candidates who are as excited about pushing their development as they are about advancing our technology stack.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING:

You will become a key engineering team member, contributing significantly within a collaborative, autonomous, and cross-functional environment. Your role will involve assisting with the following:

• Design, build, and maintain real-time data pipelines.
• Ensure the reliability, security, and cost-efficiency of cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with agile teams to deliver efficient solutions.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using Google Cloud Build.
• Automate infrastructure deployment using Terraform.
• Maintain observability through metrics, logging, and tracing tools.
• Resolve complex infrastructure issues proactively and efficiently.
• Create detailed documentation, including runbooks and architecture diagrams.
• Mentor team members through code reviews and pair programming.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)
• Strong networking knowledge (VPC, VPN, Peering, NAT)
• Strong load-balancing expertise (HTTP(S), TCP/SSL)
• Deep proficiency in Google Cloud Platform and its core services (GCE, GCS, Cloud Functions, App Engine, Cloud Run)
• Advanced Terraform skills (module design, workspaces, state backends)
• Extensive container and Kubernetes experience (Docker best practices, GKE, Helm)
• Solid CI/CD expertise with Google Cloud Build (pipelines, triggers)
• Proficient in IAM, organisation policies, and resource management
• SQL skills for both transactional databases and BigQuery
• Familiarity with data streaming and real-time processing (Pub/Sub, Apache Beam/Dataflow, Kafka)
• Advanced scripting and programming (bash/zsh, Python with GCP SDK, Go)
• Hands-on with observability tools (metrics, logs, traces)
• Understanding of cloud security and compliance best practices
• Troubleshooting mindset for resolving complex infrastructure issues
• Strong communication and documentation abilities (runbooks, architecture diagrams)
• Mentoring experience and aptitude for code reviews and pair programming
• Experience working in Agile development environments, particularly in a Scrum framework.
• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal

AWESOME BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry
• Familiarity with Kyverno, Falco, and Teleport
• Security-scanning and compliance automation (Trivy, Snyk)
• Knowledge of serverless orchestration (Cloud Composer / Apache Airflow)

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Be part of our collegial environment where responsibility and authority are shared equally amongst colleagues and help create our company culture
• A culture in which we don’t criticise failure but ensure we learn from our mistakes
• An Agile environment where your ideas are welcome
• The possibility to grow and experience different projects
• Ongoing Training & Mentoring
• The possibility to travel (UK)

- ATTENTION! THIS POSITION IS FOR PORTUGAL OR BRAZIL BASED ONLY