Senior GCP Cloud Engineer / DevOps Specialist – Infrastructure Audit & Optimization

Project Type & Budget We left this open. You know what this entails and what your time is worth. Be reasonable. Can be hourly or fixed rate but we need to complete this today. NO AGENCIES, NO RECRUITERS, NO DIRECT OUTREACH About Us We are a growing digital solutions agency. We recently migrated our infrastructure from Linode to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The initial migration was not optimal, and we are currently facing several configuration issues that require an experienced GCP architect or senior engineer to audit, fix, and optimize. We need someone who can hit the ground running, diagnose root causes quickly, and implement best-practice solutions. Scope of Work You will be responsible for reviewing and resolving the following specific issues: CDN Setup & Caching Review: Diagnose why cookies are preventing caching (cookies are currently not being set correctly or are being set to 0), and ensure proper edge caching is functional. Firewall Review & Hardening: Audit our current GCP firewall rules and provide actionable recommendations/implementations to secure the environment. DDoS Protection: Upgrade and properly configure our DDoS mitigation setup (Cloud Armor) to ensure robust resilience. Cloud-Level Logging: Shift our logging architecture. We need to enable and configure comprehensive logging at the GCP cloud level, moving away from server-level logging. Server Scaling Configuration: Review, optimize, and properly configure our autoscaling/instance group settings for seamless handling of traffic fluctuations. Required Skills & Experience Proven track record as a Senior DevOps / Cloud Engineer with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Strong experience with GCP Cloud CDN, Cloud Armor, VPC Firewalls, and Cloud Logging (Stackdriver). Expertise in HTTP headers, cookie handling, and web caching mechanics. Experience troubleshooting post-migration infrastructure instability. Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain infrastructure choices clearly. Experience Level: Expert Timeline: Immediate start required with completion today.