Senior DevOps/Platform Engineer

2 days ago

Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines Hirova Partners Full-time ₱280,000/month
Exciting Career Opportunity – BGC, Taguig

Salary:
Up to PHP 280,000/month Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time Work Setup: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week

Location:
BGC, Taguig Shift: Day or Midshift Hiring Process: 2 Client Interview Stages Our 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿-𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 is seeking an experienced 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 to join their Professional Services team. This is a senior, client-facing position that offers the opportunity to lead the design and delivery of enterprise cloud platforms while acting as a trusted technical advisor to customers. The successful candidate will provide architectural leadership, drive technical decision-making, and mentor engineers throughout the delivery lifecycle. This role requires someone who can navigate complex technical challenges, translate business objectives into scalable cloud solutions, and build strong relationships with stakeholders across all levels of an organization. The client operates under a flexible work model but expects regular onsite collaboration at either their office or client locations for workshops, customer engagements, and internal collaboration sessions. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 & 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective cloud platforms, primarily on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- though there will be an initial project on Azure.
• Develop target-state architectures and provide technical leadership throughout project delivery.
• Translate business requirements into practical cloud solutions while balancing scalability, security, reliability, and cost. 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
• Build and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), primarily with Terraform and Cloud Deployment Manager.
• Automate the deployment, provisioning, and lifecycle management of cloud environments.
• Design platforms with high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Optimize cloud environments through resource utilization analysis, rightsizing, and cost management initiatives. 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
• Establish and promote best practices across Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, platform security, observability, and operational reliability.
• Lead post-incident reviews and implement long-term improvements to strengthen platform resilience.
• Drive continuous improvement and technical excellence across client engagements. 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
• Facilitate discovery workshops and architecture discussions with both technical teams and executive stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted advisor by providing strategic recommendations and guiding architectural decisions.
• Support pre-sales initiatives, including solution design, project scoping, effort estimation, and proposal development. 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
• Minimum of 𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀' 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 designing, building, and operating production cloud infrastructure.
• At least 𝟯 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 with 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝗔𝗪𝗦, 𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗖𝗣 strongly preferred.
• Proven experience delivering multiple enterprise cloud projects within 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.
• Technical Expertise
• Strong experience with cloud services including compute, networking, identity and access management (IAM), Kubernetes, and CI/CD technologies.
• Advanced proficiency with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
• Exposure to additional IaC technologies such as AWS CDK, Azure ARM/Bicep, Pulumi, OpenTofu, or CDKTF is advantageous.
• Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes (GKE, EKS, or AKS).
• Familiarity with Helm and Kustomize is considered a plus.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Strong understanding of Linux administration, cloud networking, infrastructure security, and enterprise platform operations.
• Experience conducting root cause analysis across distributed production environments.
• Experience administering enterprise operating systems including Ubuntu, RHEL, and Windows Server.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Google Cloud Professional certification, or active pursuit of one, is highly desirable. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿 The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
• End-to-end ownership of cloud platform architecture and technical delivery.
• Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage both technical and executive audiences.
• Sound technical judgment and the ability to make informed decisions in complex, fast-paced environments.
• Experience leading solution design, project estimation, and pre-sales activities.
• A passion for mentoring engineers and promoting engineering best practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for diverse audiences. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 The client would be particularly interested in candidates with:
• 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿.
• Contributions to technical communities through speaking engagements, technical writing, open-source projects, or thought leadership.
• Experience supporting hiring initiatives, capability development, or engineering practice leadership.
• A current Google Cloud Professional certification.