DevOps Engineer (GCP & Kubernetes)

We are looking for a hands-on Semi Senior DevOps Engineer to join a high-impact project supporting a global-scale sports event. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working close to production systems, troubleshooting complex issues, automating infrastructure, and ensuring platform reliability in mission-critical environments.

You will work closely with engineering teams to build, maintain, and improve cloud-native infrastructure running on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Kubernetes. The role requires participation in an on-call rotation, including occasional weekend coverage.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, maintain, and improve cloud infrastructure in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Operate and support Kubernetes environments, including GKE.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Monitor production systems and proactively identify reliability risks.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, application, and performance issues.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortem activities.
• Implement and maintain observability solutions, dashboards, and alerting systems.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve deployment processes and operational excellence.
• Support highly available and scalable production environments.
• Contribute to automation initiatives that reduce operational overhead and improve reliability.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or similar roles.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Strong understanding of core GCP services, including:
• Compute Engine
• Cloud Run
• App Engine
• Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
• Production experience managing Kubernetes environments.
• Experience configuring Kubernetes resources such as Deployments, Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets, and Autoscaling.
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes health checks, including readiness and liveness probes.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Understanding of Terraform state management and multi-environment infrastructure design.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Good understanding of networking concepts, including:
• VPCs
• Subnets
• Firewall rules
• Load balancing
• Private networking
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability platforms.
• Experience investigating and resolving production incidents.
• Understanding of reliability concepts such as SLA, SLO, and SLI.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing highly available and globally distributed applications in GCP.
• Knowledge of zero-downtime deployment strategies.
• Experience supporting large-scale production environments.
• Experience with multi-tenant architectures.
• Scripting experience using Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience working in hybrid cloud/on-premise environments.
• Experience participating in SEV incident management.
• Familiarity with capacity planning and performance tuning.

Technology Stack

• Cloud: Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Containers: Kubernetes, GKE
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
• Monitoring & Observability: Grafana, Prometheus, Logging Platforms
• Operating Systems: Linux
• Incident Management: PagerDuty, ServiceNow, Slack (or equivalent tools)

Working Requirements

• Availability to work within CT business hours.
• Participation in an on-call rotation that includes coverage for one weekend day when scheduled.

What Success Looks Like

• Reliable operation of production systems during periods of high traffic and critical business activity.
• Fast and effective incident response and troubleshooting.
• Well-automated, maintainable infrastructure managed through Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong collaboration with development teams to improve reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.

At Devsu, we believe in creating an environment where you can thrive both personally and professionally. By joining our team, you’ll enjoy:

• A stable, long-term contract with opportunities for career growth
• A remote-friendly culture that promotes work-life balance
• Continuous training, mentorship, and learning programs to keep you at the forefront of the industry
• Free access to AI training resources and state-of-the-art AI tools to elevate your daily work
• A flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy as well as paid holiday days
• Challenging, world-class software projects for clients in the US and LatAm
• Collaboration with some of the most talented software engineers in Latin America and the US, in a diverse work environment

Join Devsu and discover a workplace that values your growth, supports your well-being, and empowers you to make a global impact.