Senior DevOps Engineer (Contract)

About the Role We are looking for a

Senior DevOps Engineer to help design and operate the cloud infrastructure powering our Gaming Product Portfolio. In this role, you will build, automate, and optimise our Google Cloud environment, ensuring high availability, scalability, security, and cost efficiency. You will collaborate closely with Architecture, Engineering, and Security teams to solve complex technical challenges and continuously improve our platform. This position is ideal for a hands-on senior engineer who wants to influence architecture decisions, mentor others, and contribute to a modern, cloud-native environment.

Your Mission Your mission is to design, automate, and maintain reliable cloud platforms that support enterprise-grade systems and applications. You will ensure production environments are secure, performant, scalable, and resilient, while continuously improving delivery processes and operational standards. As a senior member of the team, you are expected to act as a role model sharing knowledge, raising technical standards, and contributing actively to architectural discussions and cross-team initiatives. You proactively identify improvement opportunities, drive technical enhancements, and partner with Architecture to design scalable, maintainable, and resilient systems. You mentor team members through collaborative peer reviews and design discussions, contribute to technical decision-making with clear and well-reasoned proposals, and ensure technical solutions remain aligned with business objectives and product priorities.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure primarily in Google Cloud Platform, incorporating AWS where it adds value.
• Own the automation of infrastructure using Terraform and scripting in Python and Bash.
• Design and manage Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads using Docker for reliability and performance.
• Own CI/CD and GitOps pipelines end to end within the SDLC using GitLab CI/CD and ArgoCD, including Runners, Merge Requests, branching strategies, environments, release pipelines, and Roadie where applicable.
• Design logging, monitoring, and alerting using Prometheus and Grafana to strengthen observability.
• Own DNS, SSL/TLS lifecycle, CDNs, VPN configuration, and core networking design.
• Define and enforce security controls, firewall policies, access management, and compliance alignment for the infrastructure under their ownership.
• Lead disaster recovery planning, backup strategies, and business continuity efforts for their area.
• Optimize cloud expenditure across GCP and AWS through efficient resource design.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and own resolution end to end.
• Lead incident resolution during on call rotations.
• Mentor engineers on infrastructure standards and operational procedures.
• Anticipate architectural risks and propose forward looking solutions for the team's infrastructure roadmap.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong hands on experience designing and operating infrastructure primarily in Google Cloud Platform, with working knowledge of AWS.
• Solid expertise in Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and Linux based systems. Knowledge of Terragrunt for multi environment management and familiarity with OpenTofu are valued.
• Strong command of GitLab CI/CD, familiarity with Roadie is a plus.
• Solid hands on experience with GitOps workflows using ArgoCD, including managing drift, rollbacks, and multi environment promotion.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, VPN configuration, firewall management, and security principles.
• Practical knowledge of Prometheus and Grafana. Fluentd & Uptime Kuma are a plus.
• Proficiency in Python and Bash.
• Experience designing high availability architectures, disaster recovery plans, and resilient production environments.
• Demonstrated ownership of complex initiatives, with the ability to anticipate risks, mentor engineers, and propose forward looking solutions.
• Strong problem solving and communication skills in English, with a collaborative mindset focused on operational excellence.
• GCP Professional Cloud Architect certification preferred, AWS Certified Solutions Architect is a plus.

What's in it for you

• Inspiring and fulfilling work within an innovative, value-driven company using cutting-edge technology.
• Global work experience in agile environments, collaborating across international teams.
• A friendly, inclusive, and multicultural workplace
• Opportunities to engage with internal and external tech communities through events, learning labs, and mentoring programmes.

The successful candidate would be required to provide their services through their own limited company.