Lead Cloud GCP Systems Engineer

Google Cloud Platform, DevOps

Hyderabad, Pune, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Chennai

We are seeking a talented Lead Cloud GCP Engineer to join our team and contribute to the design, implementation, and management of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) solutions.

If you are passionate about cloud technologies, infrastructure as code, and optimizing cloud-based environments, this role offers an exciting opportunity to shape our cloud strategy and drive innovation. We require an experienced Architect who can contribute to critical application and product development projects.

Responsibilities

Work closely with the Cloud Architect to take defined requirements and lead the development of the necessary automation elements to deploy production workloads
Provide first tier support for internal and external users
Design, install, configure, and maintain cloud resources while developing recovery strategies
Monitor and evaluate cloud environments to ensure timely upgrades of IaaS/PaaS and software
Ensure fault tolerance, high availability, scalability, and security on GCP
Implement CI/CD pipelines with automated build and test systems
Manage production deployment using multiple strategies
Automate GCP infrastructure and platform deployment with Infrastructure as Code
Automate system configurations using configuration management tools
Implement microservices concepts and best practices
Enable application development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities
Address issues promptly and respond positively to setbacks and challenges
Carry out POCs to ensure design/technologies meet requirements
Quickly learn services used in the environment

Requirements

8 to 12 years of experience with minimum 5 years of production experience on any public cloud
Leadership experience and has led teams for at least 2 years
Excellent communication skills
Thorough understanding of security, networks, and hybrid cloud
Good understanding of GCP architecture and deployment architectures
Basic understanding of/exposure to SRE
Experience with GCP services such as Compute, Storage, Data tools, and Cloud Build
Proficiency in GCP Networking fundamentals and Security fundamentals
Expertise in container orchestration and container registry - GCR
Proficiency in setting up load balancers, auto-scaling, databases, and firewall rules
Working knowledge of backup and recovery methodology on GCP
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tooling like Terraform
Competency in configuration management tools like Ansible, Packer, or Salt
Familiarity with containerization like Docker and Kubernetes
Skills in Unix/Linux administration, Unix shell scripting, and CI/CD pipelines
Background in cloud migration/modernization using GCP native tools and migration toolset

Nice to have

Coding skills in modern languages like Python, Groovy
Application development experience

Technologies

GCP
Linux
Networking
CI/CD
Jenkins
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform/Ansible
Python/shell