GCP Cloud Engineer - IN
At a glance
Mid-level Cloud role at Fa Ertb Saasfaprod1. India.
Pay not stated Cloud salary
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What you'll do
- Keep GCP environments running from development through production, handling provisioning, updates, patches and routine support
- Deploy and maintain GCP services, network connections and platform components across the environments you support
- Use approved Terraform templates to provision infrastructure and update environments, then investigate deployment problems
- Support Docker-based applications and GKE or Cloud Run workloads, including deployment setup and scaling
- Monitor systems, resolve infrastructure and deployment incidents, and assist application teams with cloud issues
What you bring
- You have four to six years in IT, including at least three years working directly with GCP
- You bring hands-on GCP, Terraform, Docker, CI/CD, and Bash or Groovy scripting experience
- You have a computer science or IT degree, a related qualification, or a comparable GCP certification
- You understand cloud networking, IAM, security, monitoring and logging, and can troubleshoot operational issues
Who this fits
This role suits a mid-level cloud engineer focused on GCP operations, infrastructure deployment and support for application teams. You’ll work with platform, development, DevOps and QA teams, plus onsite and offshore stakeholders, and take part in Scrum ceremonies.
From the employer
GCP Cloud Engineer
Role Overview
We are looking for a skilled GCP Cloud Engineer to implement, support, and maintain secure, scalable, and automated cloud solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The role focuses on day-to-day cloud engineering activities, operational support, deployment execution, environment management, and infrastructure maintenance across multiple GCP environments.
The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on experience in GCP services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and cloud operations, along with the ability to support application teams and resolve operational issues in a fast-paced enterprise environment.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Infrastructure & Environment Support
- Support and maintain GCP environments across Development, Testing, UAT, Pre-Production, and Production environments.
- Perform day-to-day implementation and operational support activities for cloud infrastructure and platform services.
- Deploy, configure, and maintain GCP services such as:
- GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions
- BigQuery, Bigtable, Cloud SQL, Spanner
- Pub/Sub, Memorystore, Artifact Registry
- Cloud Storage and related platform services
- Configure and maintain networking components including:
- VPC, Shared VPC, VPC Peering
- Private Service Connect, Private Google Access
- Load Balancers, Cloud DNS, Cloud Armor, Firewall Rules
- VPN and Interconnect connectivity
- Support environment provisioning, updates, patching, and operational maintenance activities.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Consume and implement approved Terraform modules/templates
- Execute infrastructure provisioning and environment updates using reusable Terraform modules and templates.
- Support implementation of Infrastructure as Code standards and best practices.
- Assist in troubleshooting Terraform deployment and infrastructure provisioning issues.
Containerization & Kubernetes Support
- Manage and maintain containerized applications using Docker.
- Support workloads deployed on GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) and Cloud Run.
- Assist with Kubernetes deployment configurations, scaling, and operational support activities.
- Support microservices-based deployments and orchestration activities.
Monitoring, Troubleshooting & Operational Maintenance
- Monitor cloud infrastructure and application environments using Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Dynatrace, and related tools.
- Perform operational maintenance activities to ensure platform reliability and stability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, deployment, networking, and environment-related issues.
- Respond to operational tickets, incidents, alerts, and service requests within defined SLAs.
- Provide technical support to frontend and backend application teams for cloud platform and deployment-related issues.
Security & Governance Support
- Implement and maintain IAM roles, policies, and access controls within GCP environments.
- Ensure adherence to organizational security standards, governance policies, and operational procedures.
- Support secure networking and connectivity configurations.
- Assist with compliance remediation and operational governance activities.
Collaboration & Agile Practices
Participate in Scrum ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and release discussions.
Collaborate with:
- Platform engineers and architects
- Frontend and backend development teams
- DevOps and QA teams
- Onsite and offshore stakeholders
- Maintain technical documentation, deployment procedures, and operational runbooks using Confluence and related tools.
- Provide regular progress updates on assigned implementation and operational tasks.
Continuous Improvement
- Stay updated with GCP services, cloud operations practices, and DevOps trends.
- Identify opportunities to improve automation, operational efficiency, deployment reliability, and platform stability.
- Contribute to process improvements for environment support and operational maintenance activities.
- Support ongoing initiatives related to platform optimization and cost efficiency.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field or comparable GCP certifications like Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
- 4–6 years of IT experience with minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in GCP.
- Hands-on experience with:
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
- Docker & containerization
- CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and SonarQube
- Scripting (Bash/Shell, Groovy)
Working knowledge of:
- GCP services and cloud architecture
- Networking (VPC, VPN, Interconnect)
- Security, IAM, and governance
- Monitoring and logging tools
- Familiarity with YAML and JSON configurations.
- Experience working with Atlassian tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Bitbucket.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
- Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience with:
- Kubernetes (GKE)
- Cloud Run and serverless platforms
- Microservices-based architectures
- Hybrid cloud environments (On-Prem + GCP)
Exposure to:
- Dynatrace and observability platforms
- Apigee API management
- Akamai integrations
- GitOps and deployment automation tools
- Knowledge of build tools such as NPM and Gradle.
Key Competencies
- Strong hands-on cloud engineering and operational support skills
- Troubleshooting and incident resolution ability
- Deployment and environment support expertise
- Automation and DevOps mindset
- Collaboration and communication skills
- Attention to detail and ownership mindset
- Ability to work effectively in fast-paced Agile environments
- Operational reliability and support orientation
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