DevOps Engineer - Ab Initio GCP-GKE Platform
Posted 2 weeks ago by Lorien
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Milton Keynes, UK
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 maintaining the infrastructure while automating operational tasks. Collaboration with developers and infrastructure teams is essential to meet business needs effectively.
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 robust monitoring, logging, and alerting.
- 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.
- Work 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 containerised 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: Milton Keynes
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT