DevOps Engineer GCP

Role: DevOps Engineer - GCP Duration: 6 months Rate: £375/day (inside IR35) We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated DevOps Engineer to join our client's team as a key player in the application modernization initiative. This role will focus on modernizing legacy applications and migrating them to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, configuration management, and scripting. Key Responsibilities: Application Modernization: Lead efforts in modernizing legacy applications, making them cloud-native, and ready for deployment on GCP. Cloud Migration: Plan and execute the migration of existing applications to GCP, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability. Infrastructure as Code: Develop and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform to automate the provisioning of cloud resources. CI/CD Pipeline: Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, ensuring seamless integration and delivery processes. Containerisation: Deploy and manage containerised applications using Kubernetes, ensuring efficient orchestration and scaling of applications. Configuration Management: Use Ansible to automate and manage configuration settings across various environments. Scripting: Write and maintain scripts using Python or any other programming language to automate tasks, integrate systems, and improve workflow efficiency. Collaboration: Work closely with development teams, architects, and stakeholders to align DevOps processes with business objectives. Monitoring & Optimisation: Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure application performance and reliability on GCP. Required Skills: Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Strong experience in designing, deploying, and managing applications on GCP. Terraform: Proficient in writing Terraform scripts to automate infrastructure deployment on GCP. GitLab: Experience with setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitLab. Kubernetes: Hands-on experience with container orchestration using Kubernetes. Helm/Kustomize: Experience with Helm and Kustomize for packaging, managing, and deploying Kubernetes applications. Ansible: Skilled in using Ansible for configuration management and automation. Scripting: Proficiency in scripting any programming language for automation and integration. Application Modernization: Experience in modernizing and refactoring legacy applications to be cloud-native. Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on continuous improvement. Collaboration: Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively within cross-functional teams. Agile: Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience working in Agile teams Good to have: Certification: GCP certifications such as Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect. Experience: Previous experience in a similar role within the context of application modernisation or cloud migration. Security: Understanding of security best practices in cloud environments. Observability: Experience with implementing and managing monitoring, observability, and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) to ensure comprehensive visibility into system performance and reliability.