Cloud Operations Engineer

As an experienced professional with 5+ years of overall experience in Cloud Operations, including a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and at least 3 years of experience in Kubernetes administration, you will play a crucial role in managing and monitoring GCP infrastructure resources for optimal performance, availability, and security. Your GCP Certified Professional certification is mandatory for this position. Key Responsibilities: - Manage and monitor GCP infrastructure resources to ensure optimal performance, availability, and security - Administer Kubernetes clusters, handle deployment, scaling, upgrades, patching, and troubleshooting - Implement and maintain automation for provisioning, scaling, and monitoring using tools like Terraform, Helm, or similar - Respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and resolve issues within SLAs - Configure logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions across GCP and Kubernetes environments - Support CI/CD pipelines, integrate Kubernetes deployments with DevOps processes, and maintain detailed documentation of processes, configurations, and runbooks - Collaborate with Development, Security, and Architecture teams to ensure compliance and best practices - Participate in an on-call rotation and respond promptly to critical alerts Qualifications Required: - GCP Certified Professional (Cloud Architect, Cloud Engineer, or equivalent) - Strong working knowledge of GCP services such as Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, IAM, VPC, and Cloud Monitoring - Solid experience in Kubernetes cluster administration - Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform - Knowledge of containerization concepts and tools like Docker - Experience in monitoring and observability with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Stackdriver - Familiarity with incident management and ITIL processes - Ability to work in 24x7 operations with rotating shifts - Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills Additional Details: It is preferred if you have experience supporting multi-cloud environments, scripting skills in Python, Bash, Go, exposure to other cloud platforms like AWS and Azure, and familiarity with security controls and compliance frameworks.,