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Senior DevOps Engineer – GCP / Kubernetes

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes (GKE), and infrastructure automation using Terraform. The role involves maintaining and evolving CI/CD pipelines and supporting deployment of Spring Boot microservices to Kubernetes environments.

You will work closely with development teams to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable deployments across cloud environments, with a strong focus on networking, security, and production readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines (Git-based workflows) for deploying Spring Boot services to GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine)
• Manage and automate infrastructure using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Deploy and operate workloads in GKE and Cloud Run environments
• Work with Kubernetes resources including:
  • Deployments, Stateful Sets, Services
  • Ingress controllers and routing
  • ConfigMaps and Secrets
• Troubleshoot and optimize pod lifecycle, scaling, and performance issues
• Implement and manage TLS certificates, SSL termination, and secure communication between services
• Configure and maintain networking in GCP, including:
  • VPC design and subnetting
  • Firewall rules and routing
  • Private service access
  • Load balancing and ingress/egress traffic control
• Support secure connectivity to external systems such as:
  • REST APIs
  • SFTP servers (secure file transfer integrations)
• Ensure observability using logging, monitoring, and alerting tools (e.g., Cloud Logging, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Collaborate with backend teams to support production deployments of Spring Boot applications
• Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis

Required Skills & Experience

Cloud & Kubernetes

• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Hands-on experience with GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine)
• Experience with Cloud Run (deployment and scaling models)
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes concepts:
  • Pods, Deployments, ReplicaSets
  • Services, Ingress/Egress
  • Namespaces and resource isolation

Infrastructure as Code

• Strong experience with Terraform
• Ability to design reusable and maintainable infrastructure modules

CI/CD & DevOps

• Experience modifying and maintaining Git-based CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar)
• Experience deploying Java / Spring Boot microservices
• Understanding of artifact versioning and deployment strategies (rolling, blue/green, canary)

Networking & Security (Critical)

• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals
• Experience with:
  • VPC design and routing
  • Ingress controllers and load balancers
  • Firewall rules and network policies
• Experience with TLS/SSL certificates, certificate rotation, and secure communication
• Understanding of service-to-service communication and external integrations (REST, SFTP)

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.