Lead System Engineer - Google Cloud Platform

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

This resource will be working closely with the Cloud Architect to take defined requirements and lead the development of the necessary automation elements to deploy production workloads to our cloud environment
First Tier support for internal and external users
Design, install, configure and maintain cloud resources and develop recovery strategies for all systems
Monitor and evaluate to ensure timely upgrades and additions of IaaS/PaaS and software to meet growth requirements
Responsible for fault-tolerance, high-availability, scalability, and security on Google Cloud Infrastructure and Platform,
Responsible for implementation of CI/CD pipelines with automated build and test systems.
Responsible for Production Deployment using Multiple Deployment Strategies.
Responsible for Automating the Google Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Deployment with Infrastructure as a Code.
Responsible for Automating System Configurations using Configuration Management Tools.
Good Understanding & implementation of Microservices Concepts and Best Practices
Enabling application development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities.
Addressing issues promptly, responding positively to setbacks and challenges with a mindset of continuous improvement
Carrying out POCs to make sure that suggested design/technologies meet the requirements
Able to learn the services used in the environment quickly.

Requirements

Should have overall 8 to 12 years of experience with minimum 5 years of production experience on any public cloud.
Possesses Leadership traits, and has lead teams for at-least 2 years
Must have excellent communication skills
Thorough understanding of Security, Networks, Hybrid Cloud
A good understanding of GCP Architecture, Deployment architectures
Basic understanding/exposure to SRE
Design and implement solutions for clients considering the on-premise infrastructure and Google Cloud Platform.
Should have experience in GCP Services - Compute(CE, AE, CF, GKE, CR, pub/Sub), Storage, Data tools, Cloud Build
Should have experience in GCP Networking fundamentals (VPC, VPN, Peering, Interconnect)
Should have experience in GCP Security fundamentals (IAM, Service Accounts, Workload Iden- tity)
Should have experience in Container Orchestration
Should have experience in Container Registry - GCR
Experience in setting up of Load Balancer, Auto Scaling, databases, firewall rules etc.
Working knowledge of Backup and Recovery methodology and imple- mentations on GCP.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code Tooling like Terraform
Experience with at least one Configuration management tool like (An- sible, Packer, Salt, Chef, Puppet, etc.)
Experience with Containerization like Dockers and Kubernetes.
Experience with windows or Linux/Unix administration and Unix shell scripting (bash))
Experience with at least one Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment Pipelines and tooling (GitLab, Jenkins, Bamboo, Circle CI etc)
Experience with migrating/modernizing various workloads into GCP
Has understanding of automated infrastructure discovery using the GCP native tools
Experience with leveraging GCP migration toolset such as Migration Center, Database Migration Service, Cloud Foundation Toolkit, etc.
Knowledge of modernizing the application hosted on VM/servers to container-based deployment architecture
Optimize Total Cost of Ownership by leveraging the right services in the GCP landscape

Nice to have

Coding with modern languages like Python, Groovy
Application development experience

Technologies

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

Benefits

Insurance coverage
Paid leaves – including maternity, bereavement, paternity, and special COVID-19 leaves.
Financial assistance for medical crisis
Retiral Benefits – VPF and NPS
Customized Mindfulness and Wellness programs
EPAM Hobby Clubs

Community

Flexible and hybrid work opportunities
Soft loans to set up workspace at home
Relocation and mobility programs

Professional development

Access to soft skills training in general communication, presenting and public speaking, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), cultural Intelligence, self-productivity, well-being and more.
Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning Library, including 22,000+ courses
Access to internal learning platforms, EPAM University and a wide range of professional communities and competency centers
Community networking and idea creation platforms
Mentorship programs
Self-driven career progression tool
Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses <wbr>