DevOps Engineer - Ab Initio GCP-GKE Platform
Posted Today by Lorien
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London
Summary: The role of DevOps Engineer focuses on managing and optimizing the Ab Initio data integration platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) within Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for a retail client. This hands-on position requires expertise in both Ab Initio and modern DevOps practices to ensure the platform's reliability and scalability. The engineer will be responsible for deploying, configuring, and automating various operational tasks while collaborating with development teams. The contract duration is set for 8 months with a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect, deploy, configure, and manage the core Ab Initio platform infrastructure on GCP GKE.
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for the Ab Initio platform components and integration workflows.
- Automate service provisioning, configuration management, scaling, and operational tasks using scripting and IaC principles.
- Develop and maintain bespoke supporting services and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting for the Ab Initio platform.
- Integrate the Ab Initio platform with GCP services like GKE, CloudSQL, IAM, and networking components.
- Troubleshoot and resolve platform-level issues related to performance, stability, and configuration.
- Ensure the security, reliability, and scalability of the Ab Initio platform infrastructure in the cloud.
- Collaborate with Ab Initio developers and infrastructure teams to understand needs and constraints.
Key Skills:
- Proven hands-on experience with Ab Initio platform infrastructure in a containerized environment.
- Strong DevOps background with expertise in GCP and GKE.
- Proficiency in building and managing CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI preferred).
- Strong scripting skills (Python, ksh).
- Solid understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience managing and integrating GCP services (GKE, CloudSQL, Logging, Monitoring, Security & IAM).
- Experience developing simple web services/APIs.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT