GCP/Azure Cloud Engineer

5+ years overall in Cloud Operations, including:

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Kubernetes administration

Certifications:

GCP Certified Professional Mandatory

Work Hours:

• 24x7 support coverage
• Rotational shifts (including night and weekend shifts)

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor GCP infrastructure resources, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and security.
• Administer Kubernetes clusters: 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 drive issue resolution within SLAs.
• Configure logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions across GCP and Kubernetes environments.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and integrate Kubernetes deployments with DevOps processes.
• Maintain detailed documentation of processes, configurations, and runbooks.
• Work collaboratively with Development, Security, and Architecture teams to ensure compliance and best practices.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and respond promptly to critical alerts.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• GCP Certified Professional Cloud Architect, Cloud Engineer, or equivalent).

• Strong working knowledge of GCP services (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, IAM, VPC, Cloud Monitoring, etc.).
• Solid experience in Kubernetes cluster administration (setup, scaling, upgrades, security hardening).
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Deployment Manager).
• Knowledge of containerization concepts and tools (Docker).
• Experience in monitoring and observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Stackdriver).
• Familiarity with incident management and ITIL processes.
• Ability to work in 24x7 operations with rotating shifts.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

OR

5+ years overall in Cloud Operations, including:

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Kubernetes administration

Certifications:

Azure Certification (Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent) Mandatory

Work Hours:

• 24x7 support coverage
• Rotational shifts (including nights and weekends)

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor Azure infrastructure resources ensuring performance, availability, and security compliance.
• Administer Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters: provisioning, scaling, upgrades, patching, and troubleshooting.
• Implement and maintain automation for provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring (using ARM templates, Terraform, Bicep).
• Respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and resolve issues within defined SLAs.
• Configure and maintain logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights).
• Support CI/CD workflows integrating Azure and Kubernetes deployments.
• Maintain detailed operational documentation, including configurations and runbooks.
• Collaborate closely with Development, Security, and Architecture teams to ensure adherence to best practices and compliance.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for incident response and critical issue remediation.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Azure Certification (Azure Administrator, Architect, or equivalent).
• Strong working knowledge of Azure services (VMs, Azure Kubernetes Service, Storage Accounts, Networking, IAM, Azure Monitor).
• Proficiency in Kubernetes administration (setup, scaling, upgrades, securing workloads).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (ARM Templates, Terraform, Bicep).
• Familiarity with containerization concepts and tools (Docker).
• Proficiency in monitoring and observability (Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Solid understanding of incident management, change management, and operational excellence.
• Ability to work in 24x7 support environment with rotating shifts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.