Lead Cloud GCP Systems Engineer

Google Cloud Platform, DevOps

Hyderabad, Pune, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Chennai

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

If you have a passion for cloud technologies, infrastructure as code, and optimizing cloud-based environments, this role presents an exciting chance to shape our cloud strategy and drive innovation. We are looking for an experienced Architect to play a crucial role in critical application and product development projects.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Cloud Architect to spearhead the development of automation elements for deploying production workloads to our cloud environment
Deliver first-tier support for internal and external users
Design, install, configure, and maintain cloud resources while developing recovery strategies for all systems
Monitor and evaluate timely upgrades and additions of IaaS/PaaS and software to meet growth requirements
Ensure fault tolerance, high availability, scalability, and security on Google Cloud Infrastructure and Platform
Implement CI/CD pipelines with automated build and test systems
Manage Production Deployment using Multiple Deployment Strategies
Automate Google Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Deployment with Infrastructure as Code
Automate system configurations using configuration management tools
Implement Microservices Concepts and Best Practices
Facilitate application development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities
Address issues promptly and respond positively to setbacks and challenges with a mindset of continuous improvement
Execute POCs to ensure suggested design/technologies meet the requirements
Rapidly acquire knowledge of the services used in the environment

Requirements

Minimum of 8 to 12 years of experience with at least 5 years on any public cloud
Leadership experience for at least 2 years
Excellent communication skills
Proficiency in Security, Networks, and Hybrid Cloud
Strong understanding of GCP Architecture and Deployment architectures
Familiarity with SRE principles
Expertise in GCP Services including Compute, Storage, Data tools, and Cloud Build
Proficiency in GCP Networking fundamentals and Security fundamentals
Skills in Container Orchestration and Container Registry - GCR
Experience with Load Balancer setup, Auto Scaling, databases, firewall rules, etc.
Working knowledge of Backup and Recovery methodology on GCP
Competency in Infrastructure as Code Tooling like Terraform
Skills in Configuration management tools like Ansible, Packer, Salt, Chef, Puppet, etc.
Background in Containerization with Docker and Kubernetes
Understanding of windows or Linux/Unix administration and Unix shell scripting
Capability to work with CI/CD Pipelines and tooling
Experience in Cloud Migration / Modernization and leveraging GCP migration toolset

Nice to have

Coding with modern languages like Python, Groovy
Experience in application development

Technologies

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