Cloud DevOps Engineer

Cloud DevOps EngineerLocation: Cleveland OHDuration: 6+ MonthsSalary Range: $50- $53 an hour on W2 or C2CJob DescriptionSkills Must Have: GCP, dataform, cloud composer, terraform, gitlabRole Descriptions:Pipeline Engineering: Architect, build, and evolve scalable, reusable, and secure CI/CD pipelines in GitLab that support modern, multi-language, microservice-based applications.Release Orchestration & Gating: Integrate deployment pipelines with change-management and compliance systems like ServiceNow to automate change requests and pipeline gates without manual overhead.Artifact Management: Administer package and container registries (e.g., JFrog Artifactory, GCP Artifact Registry) and support tooling to facilitate developer interactions with the registries.Cloud Deployment: Collaborate on building secure, repeatable deployment templates targeting Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services (such as GKE, Cloud Run, GCS, Dataform, and IAM).Developer Enablement: Create CI/CD templates and self-service automation that help product engineering teams launch new services quickly with secure defaults and built-in quality controls.Quality & Security Gating: Embed static analysis (SAST/DAST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), and unit/integration test gates directly into merge request pipelines.Operational Excellence: Diagnose and resolve complex build, runner, caching, and deployment issues.Infrastructure-as-Code: Interpret and write terraform. Debug state and provide guidance to developers.Documentation: Author clear, accessible developer playbooks, architectural diagrams, and migration guides to drive inner-source contributions and pipeline adoption.Essential Skills:Scripting: Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Python, Go, or Javascript, along with shell scripting (Bash) to develop automation, integration workflows, and internal developer tooling.Public Cloud Platform: Solid foundation in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), especially services such as GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Build, IAM role bindings, and VPC service controls in modern cloud-native delivery environments.Source & Pipeline Orchestration: Hands-on experience with GitLab, including branching strategies, GitLab CI YAML, matrix builds, parent-child pipelines, caching, and custom runner configuration in production-grade environments.Appreciate your quick response and please feel free to reach me out for any query you may have. Thanks