Senior Devops Engineer

Key responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and other tools
• Deploy, manage, and scale applications on Kubernetes (GKE preferred)
• Build and maintain infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Implement and manage service mesh (Istio) for microservices architecture
• Set up and manage monitoring, alerting, and observability using Google Cloud Monitoring and New Relic
• Create dashboards, alerts, and SLOs/SLIs for production systems
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform or similar
• Monitor system performance and ensure high availability and reliability
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis
• Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment processes
• Implement best practices for security, scalability, and cost optimization

Skills and attributes for success:

•  Strong experience with Kubernetes (cluster management, deployments, networking)
• Expertise in CI/CD tools, especially Jenkins
• Good hands-on experience with GCP (GKE, IAM, Cloud Monitoring, VPC, etc.)
• Working knowledge of Istio / Service Mesh architecture
• Experience with monitoring tools like Google Cloud Monitoring and New Relic
• Experience with Docker and containerization
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Strong scripting skills (Bash / Python / Shell)
• Understanding of Git-based workflows

Good to Have

• Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS/GCP)
• Exposure to ArgoCD / GitOps workflows
• Knowledge of Helm charts and Kubernetes packaging
• Experience with centralized logging (ELK / Loki / GCP Logging)
• Familiarity with security best practices (IAM, RBAC, secrets management, Vault)

Preferred education and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field
• Relevant certifications (CKA/CKAD, GCP certifications) are a plus