Senior DevOps Engineer - CI/CD Pipeline

Description :

The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with GCP first (and AWS as secondary), production-grade Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, and modern DevSecOps practices. You will collaborate closely with engineering, QA, and security teams to automate delivery, improve reliability, and strengthen the overall security posture of our platforms.

Responsibilities :

- Deploy and maintain Kubernetes clusters and manage application workloads using Helm and/or ArgoCD.

- Build and enhance secure, scalable CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, and ArgoCD.

- Implement best practices in containerization using Docker, including image hardening and container runtime security.

- Integrate quality gates in CI/CD, including automated testing, code coverage, and SonarQube

configuration.

- Ensure secure CI/CD processes, including secrets management, least-privilege access, and

hardened build agents.

- Implement and maintain cloud security best practices : IAM roles and policies, network

segmentation, encryption, and vulnerability management.

- Collaborate with security teams to embed DevSecOps practices (shift-left security, scanning in pipelines, policy-as-code).

- Contribute to system architecture, monitoring, and observability using modern tools and

practices.

- Participate in incident response, post-incident reviews, and root cause analysis.

Must-Have Skills :

- Strong proficiency in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and solid working experience with AWS.

- Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

- Strong experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm in production.

- Expertise with CI/CD tools : Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD.

- Experience with SonarQube and static code analysis integration.

- Practical cloud security experience (IAM, VPC, firewalls/security groups).

- Secrets management experience (Secret Manager / Secrets Manager / Vault).

- Experience with image and dependency scanning.

- Knowledge of secure software development practices.

- Strong scripting skills in Python, Go, or Bash.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Good to Have :

- Certifications : GCP Professional DevOps Engineer, GCP Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, etc.

- Knowledge of compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, CIS Benchmarks, NIST).

- Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana).

- Experience with logging stacks (ELK, Loki, etc.).

- Exposure to policy-as-code and security tools (OPA, scanners).

Soft Skills :

- Ability to mentor junior engineers.

- Confidence in presenting technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.