DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes / OpenShift CI / CD) Local candidates only JOB SUMMARY: We are seeking a hands-on GCP DevOps Engineer to join our Cloud Engineering and DevOps team, with a primary focus on GCP Kubernetes, GKE ,and OpenShift cluster management and CI / CD pipeline automation. In this role you will design, implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, and continuous delivery workflows that enable rapid, reliable software releases. You will work closely with development, QA and security teams to build self-service capabilities, enforce best practices and ensure our container platforms are secure, scalable and highly available. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES: Technical Delivery & Automation (70%) • Deploy, configure and operate GKE and OpenShift clusters (on-premises and in cloud) GCP environment using best-practice architectures • Architect, build and maintain end-to-end CI / CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub, Argo CD or equivalent), including automated testing, security scanning and canary/blue-green deployments • Define and manage infrastructure via Terraform (or gcloudCLI) and configuration management with Ansible, ensuring environments are versioned, repeatable and cost-optimized • Implement monitoring, alerting and dashboards (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk or Cloud Native) to track cluster health, SLIs/SLOs and drive capacity planning • Integrate secrets management (Vault) and vulnerability scanning (Snyk, Clair, Trivy, SonarQube) into build and deployment workflows to enforce DevSecOps policies. Knowledge of deploying/integrating OPA policies. • Automate cluster lifecycle operations—including upgrades, scaling and failover—to maintain high availability Collaboration & Continuous Improvement (30%) • Partner with development, QA and security teams to remove bottlenecks, share knowledge and evangelize platform-as-a-service standards • Mentor junior engineers, deliver training sessions and author documentation for self-service infrastructure and deployment tools • Participate in architecture reviews, release planning and incident response, driving root-cause analysis and remediation • Evaluate and integrate new tools or practices to continuously improve efficiency, reliability and security of our delivery processes al experience REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: · 3+ years in a GCP DevOps, platfor or cloud-engineering role with demonstrable Kubernetes/OpenShift expertise · Hands-on experience designing and operating CI / CD pipelines with GitLab CI, Argo CD or similar · Proficiency with Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management · Strong Linux administration skills and scripting (Bash, Python, Ruby or similar) · Familiarity with container networking, storage, and security fundamentals PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: · GitOps practices and tools (Flux, Argo CD) · Public cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure) and hybrid deployment models · Service meshes (Istio, Linkerd) and microservices architecture · Working within regulated environments (PCI, HIPAA, SOC 2) REQUIRED CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE: · Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) · HashiCorp Terraform Associate or equivalent PREFERRED CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE: · Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer · Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS: · Container Platforms: Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker/CRI-O · CI / CD Tools: Argo CD, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI · IaC & CM: Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Kustomize · Monitoring & Logging: Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK · Security: Vault, CrowdStrike, network policies, pod security standards · Other: Git workflows, Helm Charts, Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu), REST APIs ABILITIES: · Collaborate effectively across development, operations and security teams · Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders · Prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment · Apply sound judgment when architecting scalable, reliable solutions ·