Key skills
PHP.NETAzureGCPGoogle CloudTerraformKubernetesAnsibleGKEIAMAzure DevOpsCI/CDCommunication
About this role
OnTrac is hiring a DevOps & Cloud Engineer to join their dynamic team. The role focuses on designing CI/CD pipelines and establishing a DevOps culture during a significant cloud transformation to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate on the design, implementation, and maintenance of robust CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for both application code (PHP, .NET) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Play a key role in our migration from other platforms into Google Cloud Platform (GCP), focusing on stability and performance
- Standardize and scale our infrastructure using Terraform for provisioning and Ansible for configuration management and orchestration
- Act as a subject matter expert, helping to upskill the team on DevOps best practices and modern deployment strategies
- Eliminate manual configuration drift by enforcing 'hardened' infrastructure baselines through automation and consistent orchestration
- Partner with the team to define critical system metrics and participate in the critical incident on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 system reliability
Requirements:
- 5+ years in DevOps, Systems Engineering, or Cloud Architecture
- Strong Linux administration skills are required
- Proven experience building and managing pipelines in Azure DevOps (pipelines, releases, boards)
- High proficiency with Terraform and Ansible
- Familiarity with PHP and .NET environments
- Understanding of 'Secure-by-Design' principles, including secret management and identity-based access
- Flexible and adaptable to learning and understanding new technologies
- Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
- Highly self-motivated and self-directed with a keen attention to detail
- Openness to direction and constructive criticism for self-improvement
- Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Ability to proactively seek solutions, take ownership of tasks, and drive personal and professional growth without constant external direction
- Strong experience with GCP is highly preferred, specifically regarding IAM and VPCs
- Experience with GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) is a plus, as we look to explore containerization in the future