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Senior GCP DevOps Engineer
About the job Senior GCP DevOps Engineer
Senior DevOps Engineer (GCP)
Role Summary
This is a key opportunity to join a remote-first technology consultancy and play an integral role in a massive digital transformation programme for a global media and advertising giant. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be a subject matter expert on Google Cloud Platform, responsible for building, automating, and maintaining the scalable cloud infrastructure that underpins this enterprise-scale initiative. You will work within a high-performing team to ensure the reliability, security, and performance of a modern, cloud-native stack.
Why This is a Great Move for You
- Global Impact: You'll directly influence the technology landscape of a world-leading media and advertising company, working on a business-critical digital transformation programme.
- Remote-First Culture: Enjoy the autonomy and flexibility to do your best work from anywhere in South Africa, with a team that values collaboration and work-life balance.
- Career Advancement: Your growth is a priority. You will have a clear path for advancement and receive full support to deepen your expertise in Google Cloud and other technologies.
- Modern Challenges: You'll apply your skills to large-scale, modern engineering problems, working with a diverse and international team of experts on SaaS, Data, and AI solutions.
What You'll Be Doing
- Building, managing, and automating scalable infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Infrastructure as Code principles.
- Developing and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines to support the seamless delivery of applications.
- Implementing and managing container orchestration platforms, specifically Kubernetes (K8s).
- Ensuring system reliability, performance, and security through proactive monitoring, alerting, and observability practices.
- Collaborating closely with software engineering teams to streamline deployments and provide a stable development environment.
What You'll Bring
- Proven experience in a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) role.
- Deep, hands-on expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a mandatory requirement for this role.
- Strong skills in Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), containerisation (Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipeline development.
- Experience supporting large-scale, enterprise-grade production environments.
- A collaborative mindset and strong communication skills.
Our Core Tech Stack
- Languages & Frameworks: Python, React, FastAPI
- Cloud & Orchestration: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes (K8s)
Location
- Remote within South Africa