Location - Dhahran, KSA
We are seeking a highly accomplished, senior-level GCP DevOps Engineer with a minimum of 7 years of experience specializing in designing, building, and delivering robust, enterprise-scale DevOps solutions. This role is tailored for a technical powerhouse who has a proven track record of navigating complex, multi-layered cloud transformation projects.
The ideal candidate will architect and implement automated, secure infrastructure pipelines, bridging the gap between legacy systems and modern cloud-native ecosystems. Holding a valid Google Cloud Professional DevOps Engineer certification is a mandatory prerequisite for this role.
Key Responsibilities
Architectural Design & Solution Delivery
- Lead the design, implementation, and scaling of end-to-end enterprise DevOps solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Architect resilient, highly available, and secure infrastructure blueprints tailored for high-transaction corporate frameworks.
- Act as a core technical consultant on high-impact cloud transformation projects, successfully migrating and modernizing complex legacy architectures.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation
- Enforce complete environmental consistency by utilizing Terraform as the primary enterprise IaC standard.
- Build modular, reusable, and highly secure Terraform registries to provision complex multi-region VPCs, IAM hierarchies, and compute environments.
- Implement automated drift detection and state-file management best practices across production environments.
CI/CD Pipeline Engineering
- Design, optimize, and maintain advanced continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines utilizing both GitLab CI/CD and GitHub Actions.
- Standardize repository management workflows, branching strategies, and automated quality/security gates (including SAST/DAST tools) within GitLab and GitHub.
- Implement containerized deployment strategies utilizing Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Run, and Artifact Registry.
Reliability, Observability & Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with Enterprise Security, Cloud Architecture, and Software Engineering teams to implement a rigorous DevSecOps culture.
- Design robust monitoring, alerting, and logging frameworks utilizing GCP Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, and open-source stacks (Prometheus/Grafana).
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Experience: Minimum of 7 years of dedicated experience in DevOps engineering, infrastructure automation, or cloud solution architecture, with a heavy emphasis on enterprise environments.
- Transformation Projects: Proven experience acting as a technical lead or key contributor in large-scale, complex corporate IT migrations or digital transformation initiatives.
- Primary Tooling:
○ Advanced proficiency with Terraform for complex infrastructure orchestration.
○ Deep, hands-on experience designing workflows in GitLab and GitHub ecosystem variants.
- Containerization: Comprehensive expertise with Docker, Kubernetes (specifically GKE), and service mesh topologies.
- Networking & Security: Strong grasp of enterprise networking (Shared VPCs, Cloud DNS, Cloud Interconnect, Firewalls) and foundational DevSecOps rules (IAM least privilege, Key Management Service, Secrets management).
Preferred Skills
- Proficiency in scripting and automation utilizing Python, Go, or advanced Bash.
- Familiarity with database migration practices on GCP (Cloud SQL, Spanner, Bigtable).
- Background working within highly regulated frameworks (e.g., financial services, healthcare, or government data standards).
Qualifications:
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud Developer Certification
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer Certification
- Experience with Agile development methodologies.
What We Offer
- A chance to lead high-visibility, career-defining transformation projects within a collaborative tech ecosystem.
- Access to premium continuous learning tracks and specialized technical certifications.
- Flexible, hybrid, or remote working models with competitive executive-tier compensation and benefits.
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