Greetings We are hiring Senior DevOps / Platform Engineer (GCVE Specialist) London 3 days onsite Key Responsibilities GCVE Management and Integration: Design, deploy, and manage GCVE environments, ensuring seamless integration with existing GCP services and on-premises infrastructure. Migrate workloads from traditional VMware environments to GCVE, optimizing for performance, cost, and security. Implement automation strategies for provisioning, scaling, and managing GCVE private clouds. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Configuration as Code (CaC): Utilize Terraform for the automated provisioning and management of infrastructure across GCP and GCVE environments. Employ Ansible for robust configuration management and software deployment, ensuring consistency and compliance across the hybrid cloud footprint. CI/CD Pipeline Management: Develop, maintain, and optimize end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, enabling rapid and reliable application and infrastructure delivery. Security and Compliance (DevSecOps): Embed security throughout the development lifecycle, implementing continuous security testing, vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks. Define and manage IAM policies, network security groups, and access controls within both GCP and GCVE environments. Ensure all infrastructure changes adhere to internal policies and industry regulations. Collaboration and Best Practices: Collaborate closely with development, security, and operations teams to foster a culture of shared responsibility and continuous improvement. Champion IaC, CaC, and DevSecOps best practices, providing mentorship and technical leadership to other engineers. Monitoring and Operational Excellence: Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Stackdriver) to ensure high availability and proactive incident response for all hybrid infrastructure. Required Skills & Qualifications Experience: 5 years of experience in a DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering role. GCVE Expertise: Strong practical experience with Google Cloud VMware Engine, including deployment, operations, networking, and migration strategies. Cloud Platforms: Proficiency in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Experience with other major cloud providers (AWS/Azure) is a bonus. Automation Tools: Expert-level knowledge of Terraform and Ansible. Version Control & CI/CD: Strong proficiency with GitLab and GitLab CI/CD for version control, collaboration, and automation. Security & Compliance: Solid understanding of cloud security principles, network security, IAM, and experience implementing security controls in CI/CD pipelines. Networking: Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including VPCs, firewalls, load balancers, VPNs, and connecting on-prem to cloud environments. Problem Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on automation and efficiency. Principal Network Architect Key Responsibilities Architectural Leadership: Lead the design and development of a secure, scalable, and resilient network architecture that supports the company's business objectives and cloud-first strategy. Software-Defined Networking (SDN): Design, implement, and manage enterprise SDN solutions, specifically Cisco ACI and VMware NSX-T, to automate network provisioning, improve agility, and enhance security posture. Integrate SDN architectures with physical and cloud-native environments for seamless hybrid connectivity. Security Integration: Architect and manage robust network security solutions using physical and virtual firewalls from vendors like Check Point and Palo Alto Networks. Develop and enforce security policies, implement intrusion prevention/detection systems, and ensure network compliance with all relevant standards. Cloud-Native Networking: Design and implement secure cloud-native networking solutions within major cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure), leveraging services like VPCs, security groups, transit gateways, and private links. Ensure seamless, secure connectivity between on-premises data centers, branch offices, and cloud environments. Network Load Balancing (NLB): Design, configure, and troubleshoot high-availability and high-performance application delivery and server load balancing solutions using technologies such as Citrix NetScaler (ADC). Hands-On Implementation & Troubleshooting: Provide expert-level, hands-on support for network deployment, configuration, and complex troubleshooting, acting as the final point of escalation for network issues. Develop and maintain clear architectural documentation, network diagrams, and operational runbooks. Innovation: Stay abreast of emerging network technologies, evaluating and recommending new tools and practices to improve efficiency, security, and performance. Required Skills and Qualifications Experience: Minimum of 10 years in network engineering and architecture roles, with at least 3 years focusing on SDN and cloud-native environments. SDN Expertise: Deep hands-on experience with Cisco ACI and VMware NSX-T. Security Mastery: Extensive experience with Check Point and Palo Alto Networks firewalls (both physical appliances and virtual editions). Load Balancing: Proven experience in designing and managing Citrix NetScaler (ADC) solutions. Cloud Networking: Strong understanding of cloud provider network architectures and security best practices. Certifications (Preferred): Relevant certifications such as CCNP/CCIE, VCDX-NV, PCNSE, or CCSM are highly desirable. Skills: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, strong communication abilities, and a proven track record of leading large-scale network projects. The skill set outlined is reflective of our team's existing capabilities and capacity. Our current team members successfully manage these functions and more on a daily basis. Here are key phrases and clauses rephrased to emphasize deep, hands-on technical expertise and practical troubleshooting skills across multiple technical domains, suitable for integrating into various job descriptions (Enterprise Architect, Software Engineer, Infrastructure Architect, DevOps, Network Architect, Application Architect): Emphasizing Hands-On Skills and Practical Experience: "Requires deep, hands-on experience and practical operational skills with all specified technologies; this role is not purely conceptual." "Candidates must possess significant hands-on implementation and expert-level troubleshooting experience, moving beyond high-level architecture to operational excellence." "This role demands a 'doer' who can not only design but also implement, configure, and troubleshoot complex solutions across our hybrid IT landscape." "Proven experience in getting hands dirty with day-to-day configuration, management, and operational support of infrastructure and application stacks is non-negotiable." "Must be able to transition seamlessly from whiteboard design to command-line configuration, coding, and real-world problem-solving." "Requires robust, demonstrable technical skills and a working knowledge of operations and support in complex environments." Addressing Technical Debt and Deep Understanding: "Given our complex environment and existing technical debt, all resources need demonstrable experience and a deep operational understanding of the technologies they are experts in." "A strong focus on practical implementation is essential to address existing technical debt and ensure the stability, reliability, and security of our systems." "Candidates must have a profound technical understanding of how these technologies work at an operational level, not just at an architectural level." "We require engineers and architects who possess a deep grasp of how to operationalize, optimize, and secure systems across the entire technology stack." Integrating "Security by Design": "Ensure 'Security by Design' is a fundamental principle in all architecture, engineering, and operational activities." "Embed security best practices and compliance requirements into every stage of the design, development, and deployment lifecycle." "Drive secure configuration management and identity and access governance across all platforms, from cloud-native to legacy application stacks." Example Integration into a "Key Responsibilities" Section for an Enterprise Architect/Infrastructure Role: Hands-On Implementation & Troubleshooting: Provide expert-level, hands-on support for implementation, configuration, and complex troubleshooting across the technology stack (Google Cloud, VMware NSX-T/vSAN, Cisco ACI, application stacks like WebSphere/Oracle). Candidates must possess a deep operational understanding of these technologies to navigate and remediate technical debt effectively. Security by Design & Compliance: Ensure 'Security by Design' is a core principle in all architectural and engineering activities. Implement robust identity and governance controls and embed security best practices throughout the application and infrastructure lifecycles. Technical Breadth & Depth: Act as the subject matter expert across Google Cloud (all native services), VMware environments (NSX-T, HCX, vSAN), networking (SDN, Cisco ACI, ISE), and application stacks (MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, IBM WebSphere, jBoss). This is a hands-on role; candidates whose experience is limited to high-level, abstract architectural design without practical implementation and operational support will not be considered.