Senior DevOps Engineer - Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Senior DevOps Engineer - Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Experience 5-8 Years Location India Employment Type Full-Time Reporting Structure This role will report to the Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Lead (Huming) and will be part of the Cloud Infrastructure team, operating independently from the application engineering team led by Fadi. Job Summary We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer - GCP to join our Cloud Infrastructure Engineering team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience designing, implementing, automating, and managing cloud-native infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role will be responsible for building and maintaining scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure while driving Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Kubernetes platform engineering, CI/CD automation, and cloud governance initiatives. The successful candidate will work closely with development, security, and platform engineering teams to enable reliable software delivery and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Build and maintainhighly available Kubernetes environments using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform. Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated application deployments. Containerize applications using Docker and manage container orchestration using Kubernetes. Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes. Monitor cloud environments to ensure availability, reliability, performance, and cost optimization. Implement cloud security best practices, IAM policies, networking, and compliance controls. Collaborate with application development teams to support cloud-native application deployments. Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, networking, and Kubernetes-related issues. Implement backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability strategies. Create operational documentation, deployment standards, and infrastructure runbooks. Participate in on-call support and production incident management when required. Required Technical Skills Cloud Platform Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Compute Engine Cloud Storage Cloud SQL Cloud Load Balancing Cloud DNS Cloud IAM Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Cloud Monitoring & Logging (Cloud Operations Suite) Containerization & Orchestration Kubernetes Docker Helm Kubernetes Networking Kubernetes Security Ingress Controllers Infrastructure as Code Terraform Terraform Modules Remote State Management Infrastructure Automation CI/CD GitHub Actions GitLab CI/CD Jenkins Cloud Build Argo CD (preferred) Scripting & Automation Bash Python Shell Scripting Version Control Git GitHub GitLab Monitoring & Observability Google Cloud Monitoring Google Cloud Logging Prometheus Grafana Alerting & Incident Management Security Identity & Access Management (IAM) Secret Management SSL/TLS Vulnerability Management Container Security DevSecOps Best Practices Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. 5-8 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or Platform Engineering. Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Experience managing production Kubernetes clusters using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). Proven expertise in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices. Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines. Strong understanding of Linux systems administration. Experience working in Agile and DevOps environments. Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Preferred Qualifications Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer Certification. Google Professional Cloud Architect Certification. Experience implementing GitOps using Argo CD or Flux. Knowledge of service mesh technologies such as Istio. Experience with cloud networking, hybrid cloud, or multi-cloud environments. Familiarity with FinOps and cloud cost optimization practices. Experience with policy-as-code tools such as Open Policy Agent (OPA). Key Competencies Strong cloud infrastructure architecture and engineering expertise. Passion for automation and operational excellence. Ability to design secure, scalable, and resilient cloud platforms. Strong ownership and accountability. Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills. Continuous improvement mindset and eagerness to adopt emerging cloud technologies. Nice to Have Anthos Argo CD Istio Cloud Armor Cloud CDN BigQuery Pub/Sub Redis Vault SonarQube Trivy Snyk Jira Confluence