Freelance Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) / DevOps Engineer

Company Description

ThreatXIntel is a startup cyber security company focused on delivering customized, affordable solutions to protect businesses and organizations from cyber threats. Our experienced team specializes in cloud security, web and mobile security testing, cloud security assessment, DevSecOps, and other critical areas. By taking a proactive approach, we monitor and test clients' digital environments to identify vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. Dedicated to making high-quality cybersecurity solutions accessible to startups and small businesses, we enable clients to safeguard their digital assets while they grow their operations.

Role Description

We are seeking a highly skilled

Site Reliability Engineer / DevOps Engineer

with

6+ years of overall experience

and

4+ years of hands-on expertise

in cloud infrastructure, automation, and large-scale distributed systems. This is a demanding, hands-on role suited for engineers who thrive in fast-paced environments and are passionate about building reliable, scalable, and automated systems.

You will be responsible for infrastructure design, automation, CI / CD optimization, Kubernetes management, and ensuring high system availability across mission-critical environments.

Key Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) .

Manage and optimize

containerized applications

using Kubernetes ( GKE preferred ).

Automate provisioning, deployments, and configurations using

Terraform, Python, and Shell scripting .

Monitor reliability, performance, and system uptime; respond to

incidents, outages, and production issues .

Build and maintain

CI / CD pipelines

to support fast and reliable software delivery.

Ensure strong practices for

backup, disaster recovery, and cloud security .

Collaborate closely with development teams to optimize performance, reduce downtime, and improve overall system stability.

Must-Have Skills

4+ years

of hands-on experience in

SRE, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering

roles.

Expert-level experience with

GCP

(IAM, Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, VPC, Load Balancing, etc.).

Deep understanding of

Kubernetes

(deployments, scaling, troubleshooting, Helm charts, operators).

Strong scripting skills :

Shell & Python .

Proficiency with

CI / CD tools , monitoring, and logging systems such as :

GitLab CI / GitHub Actions

Prometheus

Grafana

Stackdriver / Cloud Monitoring