Devops Engineer - GCP

About the job Cognizant Romania is home to 2300+ creative technologists and is one of Eastern Europe's largest Software Product Engineering delivery networks. We serve global clients in several industries, including Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Communication Media & Technology, and Retail & MLEU (manufacturing, logistics, energy & utilities). Cognizant Romania was established in 2018 when Cognizant acquired Softvision, a company founded in the late 1990s in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. We continue to build on our history as the preferred engineering partner for thriving Silicon Valley tech companies, now as a prominent Cognizant next generation studio. Desired work location is Bucharest, but we are open to other locations from Romania, as well. We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with a strong focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our cloud infrastructure and continuous delivery pipelines. You will play a critical role in driving automation, enhancing system reliability, and ensuring the security and scalability of our mission-critical applications within a demanding financial environment. Key Responsibilities: Architect, design, implement, and maintain highly scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices, leveraging Terraform extensively for resource provisioning and configuration management. Lead the development, optimization, and standardization of robust CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Workflows, ensuring efficient, reliable, and secure software releases. Collaborate closely with development teams to embed DevOps practices, promote a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure optimal application performance and stability. Automate complex operational tasks and processes, reducing manual effort and improving overall system efficiency and reliability. Develop and maintain advanced scripts and tools for infrastructure automation, monitoring, and deployment across the GCP ecosystem. Implement and enforce stringent security best practices, ensuring compliance and data protection across all infrastructure components and deployment processes, including the use of GCP Secret Manager. Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior team members, fostering their growth and development. Participate in on-call rotations and provide expert-level support for production systems, ensuring high availability and rapid issue resolution.(if requested) Skills & Experience: Expert-level proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools, specifically Terraform (a mandatory requirement). Demonstrable expertise in cloud platforms, with significant hands-on experience and certifications in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Experience with AWS or Azure is a plus. Extensive experience with enterprise Security Management solutions, including advanced usage of GCP Secret Manager and other GCP security services (e.g., Cloud IAM, Security Command Center). Proven track record in defining, implementing, and optimizing complex CI/CD flows, with deep expertise in GitHub Workflows. Strong experience with containerization technologies: Docker (creating optimized images, multi-stage builds) and Kubernetes (cluster administration, deployments, scaling, using Terraform modules for cluster creation/management). Proficient in developing and maintaining Helm Charts (templates, hooks, packaging, release management). Solid experience in delivering high-quality, maintainable code within enterprise-scale development environments, adhering to best practices and code review processes. In-depth working knowledge of environment monitoring tools such as GCP Operations (formerly Stackdriver), New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, for proactive incident detection and performance optimization. Strong expertise in software development processes, models, lifecycles, and methodologies (Agile/Scrum). Hands-on experience with service-mesh technologies like Istio or similar products for traffic management, security, and observability. Advanced software development and scripting skills in at least one relevant language (e.g., Python, Go, Java, Bash, JavaScript). Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible or Chef is a plus. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Cognizant Romania Employee Benefits: Flexible Work Schedule - Outside of main work hours, you can create a schedule that suits your needs Annual Vacation Days - 26 days to relax, explore and spend time with loved ones Trainings, workshops, and certifications, unlimited Udemy subscription and more Private medical package Meal tickets Referral bonuses Life insurance Banking services Bookster EAP program - wellbeing benefits Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted and that by applying to this role you are being informed about your personal data being processed by Cognizant. 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