Senior DevOps Engineer

About the Position

Ciklum is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team in Romania. We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts, and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow to support our engineering work, with a strong focus on the underlying infrastructure that we need to get from source code to production, plus keep it happy once it's there. We need someone who understands software development, and enjoys working with developers on all the things necessary to improving, deploying, monitoring, and operating production services.

Responsibilities

• Build complex, highly available, and cost-optimized cloud infrastructure solutions on GCP and in Kubernetes
• Design and implement advanced CI/CD pipelines ensuring quality, security, and efficiency
• Establish comprehensive monitoring and observability strategies
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, leading troubleshooting efforts for complex issues
• Implement high-level security practices, integrating vulnerability scanning and threat modeling
• Work with application engineering to cultivate operational standards

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in a DevOps engineering role with significant GCP experience
• Proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale GCP solutions
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems and architect robust solutions
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice to Have

• GCP certifications (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Advanced skills in Terraform, or other IaC tools
• Programming and Scripting: Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash) and proficiency with one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Go, Node.js)
• Containerization and Microservices: Extensive experience with Docker, Kubernetes (GKE), and microservices architectures
• Complex Configuration Management: Expertise in configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.)
• Robust Networking: In-depth knowledge of networking concepts, VPC design, hybrid cloud architectures, and network security
• Security Focus: Strong understanding of cloud security principles, penetration testing, and compliance standards (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS)

We Offer

• Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment
• Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise
• Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications
• Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies
• Enjoy radical flexibility – work remotely or from an office, your choice
• Care: Medical subscription to Regina Maria, meal tickets of 40 ron net/day worked

About the Company

At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress. In Romania, we welcome top-tier tech talent - whether from our Bucharest office or fully remotely. Tap into deep industry knowledge, grow your career, and make an impact in an empowering environment.

Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!

Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.