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# GCP DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** Project Recruit
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Application Performance Management, Application Release Automation, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Storage, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Transformation, DevOps, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Performance Tuning, Cloud Services, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Data Logging, Google Cloud, Cloud Monitoring, System Availability, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Git, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Cloud Optimization, Terraform, Software Version Control, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/pt/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-8E4CCD43664A59C3BF/

## About the Role

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
 * Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
 * Ability to work in global and multi-vendor environments.
 * Experience delivering solutions for data modernization and cloud migration initiatives.

## Description

Our client is seeking a highly skilled GCP DevOps Engineer to build, automate, and manage enterprise-grade cloud platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD automation, Kubernetes, cloud security, monitoring, and platform reliability. The role requires close collaboration with Data Engineering, Application Development, Architecture, and Operations teams to ensure secure, scalable, and highly available cloud solutions., CI/CD & Release Automation

 * Design and implement end-to-end CI/CD pipelines.
 * Automate application and data platform deployments.
 * Manage source control integration and release orchestration.
 * Improve deployment frequency, reliability, and rollback mechanisms.

Containerization & Kubernetes

 * Deploy and manage workloads on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
 * Manage containerized applications using Docker.
 * Implement Kubernetes security, scaling, monitoring, and cluster life cycle management.
 * Optimize resource utilization and application performance.

Monitoring & Observability

 * Configure and maintain Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, and alerting frameworks.
 * Implement application health checks, dashboards, and operational reporting.
 * Define SLI/SLO metrics and establish reliability practices.
 * Support incident management, root cause analysis, and problem resolution.

Platform Reliability & Operations

 * Maintain platform availability, resilience, and operational excellence.
 * Automate routine operational tasks and infrastructure maintenance.
 * Perform performance tuning and cloud cost optimization.
 * Support production deployments and critical incident management

Key Requirements

Essential Skills:

 * GCP Core Services
 * Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
 * Compute Engine
 * Cloud Storage
 * Cloud SQL
 * Terraform
 * Git
 * Jenkins/GitHub Actions/GitLab CI
 * Docker
 * Kubernetes


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