GCP Architect (Airline Domain)

15 - 24 years

35 - 55 Lacs

Posted:14 hours ago| Platform: Naukri logo

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Performance Engineering Architect Mainframe to GCP

Transformation (Airlines Domain)

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About the Role

We are looking for a highly experienced Performance Engineering Architect to lead the performance strategy for a major Mainframe-to-GCP transformation program in the Airlines domain. This role requires deep expertise in high-performance transactional systems, cloud-native performance design, and large-scale modernization programs.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define and lead end-to-end performance engineering strategy for large-scale modernization from Mainframe to GCP.
  • Ensure mission-critical airline applications meet millisecond-level response SLAs.
  • Design scalable and robust cloud-native performance architectures supporting high concurrency.
  • Work closely with 90+ agile teams including architects, tech leads, product owners, and performance engineers.
  • Establish performance testing frameworks, governance models, and sprint-level acceptance standards.
  • Implement and standardize performance automation pipelines integrated with CI/CD.
  • Lead performance validation, parity checks, and SLAs during parallel run of Mainframe and GCP systems.
  • Design and manage performance labs that simulate real airline workloads and stress volumes.
  • Define KPIs, analytics dashboards, and reporting for leadership and steering committees.
  • Provide insights, RCA findings, and improvement recommendations to enterprise stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 20+ years of professional experience, including 12+ years in performance engineering.
  • Minimum 5 years in a performance architect role, preferably within large modernization programs.
  • Strong understanding of TPF systems, airline transaction processing, and distributed system performance.
  • Hands-on experience in performance tuning, profiling, load simulation, and RCA.
  • Expertise with tools such as:
    • AppDynamics
    • Dynatrace
    • JMeter
    • LoadRunner
    • Gatling
    • GCP-native monitoring tools
  • Experience building GCP-based architectures using:
    • Cloud Run
    • Compute Engine
    • Pub/Sub
    • Cloud Monitoring
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD-based automation.
  • Ability to drive shift-left adoption and embed performance early in agile development.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in Airlines or Travel domain.
  • Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.
  • Certifications in GCP, DevOps, or Performance Engineering are a plus.

Why Join

  • Opportunity to contribute to one of the largest cloud transformation initiatives in the airline industry.
  • High-visibility role working directly with global engineering and business leaders.
  • Chance to establish frameworks, standards, and modernization best practices at scale.

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