Senior GCP DevOps Engineer

3 days ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Badger & Bird Talent Full time R800 000 - R1 200 000 per year


Senior DevOps Engineer (GCP)

Role Summary

This is a key opportunity to join a remote-first technology consultancy and play an integral role in a massive digital transformation programme for a global media and advertising giant. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be a subject matter expert on Google Cloud Platform, responsible for building, automating, and maintaining the scalable cloud infrastructure that underpins this enterprise-scale initiative. You will work within a high-performing team to ensure the reliability, security, and performance of a modern, cloud-native stack.

Why This is a Great Move for You

  • Global Impact: You'll directly influence the technology landscape of a world-leading media and advertising company, working on a business-critical digital transformation programme.
  • Remote-First Culture: Enjoy the autonomy and flexibility to do your best work from anywhere in South Africa, with a team that values collaboration and work-life balance.
  • Career Advancement: Your growth is a priority. You will have a clear path for advancement and receive full support to deepen your expertise in Google Cloud and other technologies.
  • Modern Challenges: You'll apply your skills to large-scale, modern engineering problems, working with a diverse and international team of experts on SaaS, Data, and AI solutions.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Building, managing, and automating scalable infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Infrastructure as Code principles.
  • Developing and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines to support the seamless delivery of applications.
  • Implementing and managing container orchestration platforms, specifically Kubernetes (K8s).
  • Ensuring system reliability, performance, and security through proactive monitoring, alerting, and observability practices.
  • Collaborating closely with software engineering teams to streamline deployments and provide a stable development environment.

What You'll Bring

  • Proven experience in a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) role.
  • Deep, hands-on expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a mandatory requirement for this role.
  • Strong skills in Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), containerisation (Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipeline development.
  • Experience supporting large-scale, enterprise-grade production environments.
  • A collaborative mindset and strong communication skills.

Our Core Tech Stack

  • Languages & Frameworks: Python, React, FastAPI
  • Cloud & Orchestration: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes (K8s)

Location

  • Remote within South Africa

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