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Job Type - Contract / Freelance - Project-based / Monthly Retainer About GCF Consultants We are a rapid-scaling digital marketing and web development agency focused on the B2B, real estate, and industrial supply sectors. As we build increasingly complex digital ecosystemsincluding regional real estate portals and high-traffic supplier directoriesour hosting and infrastructure needs are growing rapidly. We are preparing to scale to 130+ active client accounts and need a highly skilled Freelance DevOps Engineer to ensure our web applications, client sites, and internal systems are secure, scalable, and never go offline. Role Overview We are seeking a DevOps Engineer who bridges the gap between software development and IT operations. You will be responsible for architecting and managing our cloud infrastructure, setting up automated CI/CD deployment pipelines for our development pods, and monitoring system health. Your goal is to eliminate manual deployment errors, optimize server costs, and guarantee 99.9% uptime for our clients' high-value lead generation assets. Key Responsibilities - Cloud Infrastructure Management: Provision, configure, and maintain scalable server environments on platforms like AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or DigitalOcean. - CI/CD Pipeline Architecture: Build and manage Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines (using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI) to automate code testing and deployment from our dev team. - Containerization & Orchestration: Package applications using Docker and manage deployments using orchestration tools (like Kubernetes or Docker Swarm) for seamless scaling. - Security & Compliance: Implement aggressive security protocols, manage SSL certificates, configure firewalls, and conduct vulnerability assessments to protect client data. - Monitoring & Alerting: Set up robust logging and monitoring stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or Datadog) to proactively identify server bottleneck .