Devops Engineer - Google Cloud Platform & Terraform (Remote, Full-Time) [HR154] at smart-working-solutions

<div><strong>About Smart Working</strong><br>At Smart Working Solutions, we believe your job should not only look right on paper but also feel right every day. This isn’t just another remote opportunity; it’s about finding where you truly belong, no matter where you are. From day one, you’re welcomed into a genuine community that values your growth and well-being.</div> <div><br>Our mission is simple: to break down geographic barriers and connect skilled professionals with outstanding global teams and products for full-time, long-term roles. We help you discover meaningful work with teams that invest in your success, where you’re empowered to grow personally and professionally.</div> <div><br>Join one of the highest-rated workplaces on Glassdoor and experience what it means to thrive in a truly remote-first world.</div> <div><br><strong>About the Role</strong><br>As a <strong>Devops Engineer - Google Cloud Platform &amp; Terraform</strong>, you will play a key role in designing, operating, and scaling a cloud-native infrastructure that powers a large enterprise-grade SaaS platform.</div> <div><br>This role requires strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform and serverless architecture, particularly Cloud Run and Pub/Sub, as well as the ability to design and operate scalable systems end-to-end.</div> <div><br>Working in a fully remote, async-first environment, you will help ensure high availability, security, scalability, and cost efficiency across production and customer-specific environments.</div> <div><br>You will work closely with engineering teams to build reliable infrastructure, automate deployments, and improve observability and system performance.</div> Responsibilities • Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Terraform across multiple environments (production, staging, sandbox, and customer deployments). • Architect and operate serverless container workloads using Cloud Run, ensuring efficient scaling, resource management, and cost optimisation. • Design and manage event-driven systems using Pub/Sub, including message retention, acknowledgement deadlines, dead-letter queues (DLQ), and monitoring. • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Cloud Build, including automated Terraform deployments and GitOps-based workflows. • Develop reusable Terraform modules and manage infrastructure across multiple GCP projects using best practices for remote state and environment separation. • Manage containerized workloads and cloud networking using services such as GKE, VPC, Load Balancers, Cloud Armor, IAM, and Secret Manager. • Collaborate with software engineers on architecture design decisions, including scaling strategies, service separation (HTTP vs WebSockets), and performance optimisation. • Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability using Google Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Sentry, and OpenTelemetry. • Administer and optimise data infrastructure, including MongoDB Atlas, Redis, BigQuery, and Cloud Storage. Perform incident response and root cause analysis, implementing long-term improvements to increase reliability and resilience. • Own infrastructure end-to-end, including architecture decisions, performance optimisation, cost management, and operational excellence. • Create and maintain documentation, operational runbooks, and best practices. • Mentor engineers and promote DevOps and cloud architecture best practices across the organisation. Requirements • 5+ years of hands-on DevOps or Infrastructure Engineering experience supporting production cloud environments. • Strong experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) in production environments. • Hands-on experience with Cloud Run and serverless container platforms in GCP. • Experience designing and operating event-driven architectures using Google Cloud Pub/Sub. • Strong understanding of serverless architecture patterns, including scaling behaviour and cost models for container workloads. • Experience working with Cloud Functions, GKE, VPC networking, Load Balancers, Cloud Armor, IAM, and Secret Manager. • Advanced experience with Terraform, including Infrastructure as Code for multi-environment systems, module development, remote state management, and Terraform Cloud workflows. • Experience managing multi-project infrastructure setups in GCP using Terraform. • Strong experience with Docker and containerized workloads. • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Cloud Build. • Experience administering MongoDB Atlas, including replication, backups, performance tuning, and network configuration. • Proficiency in Python and Bash for automation and infrastructure tooling. • Strong understanding of monitoring, logging, and observability in distributed cloud systems, including metrics, logs, tracing, and latency analysis. • Ability to design, operate, and take ownership of infrastructure and systems end-to-end, including architecture decisions, performance optimisation, and cost management. • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a fully remote, async-first team environment. Nice to Have • Experience working with multi-cloud environments (GCP and AWS). • Experience implementing GitOps practices and tooling. • Experience with distributed tracing and advanced APM solutions. • Familiarity with Datadog or similar monitoring platforms. • Experience supporting high-scale SaaS platforms with customer-specific deployments. • Interest in improving developer experience through tooling, automation, and platform engineering. Benefits • Fixed Shifts: 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM IST (Summer) | 1:00 PM - 10:30 PM IST (Winter) • No Weekend Work: Real work-life balance, not just words • Day 1 Benefits: Laptop and full medical insurance provided • Support That Matters: Mentorship, community, and forums where ideas are shared • True Belonging: A long-term career where your contributions are valued At Smart Working, you’ll never be just another remote hire. Be a Smart Worker - valued, empowered, and part of a culture that celebrates integrity, excellence, and ambition. 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