Senior DevOps Team Lead - GCP Specialist

Role description:

Senior DevOps Team Lead - GCP Specialist

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Team Lead with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to help drive our cloud infrastructure strategy and operations. This role requires hands-on technical leadership with a focus on GCP services, particularly GKE, networking, and optimization strategies.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the design, implementation, and management of our GCP-based infrastructure

- Architect and optimize GKE clusters for performance, reliability, and cost

- Design and implement secure VPC architectures, subnets, and firewall rules in GCP

- Establish comprehensive logging and monitoring systems using GCP's native tooling

- Drive cost optimization initiatives across our GCP resources

- Mentor team members on GCP best practices and implementation patterns

- Collaborate with development teams to implement CI/CD pipelines in GCP

Required Technical Skills

GCP Expertise (Primary Focus):

- Extensive experience with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), including advanced configurations, scaling, and upgrades

- Deep knowledge of GCP networking: VPC design, subnet architecture, and firewall configuration

- Proven experience implementing comprehensive logging and monitoring solutions with GCP's Cloud Logging and Monitoring

- Demonstrated success in optimizing GCP costs through resource management and architecture decisions

- Experience with GCP IAM and security best practices

General DevOps Skills:

- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm preferred)

- CI/CD pipeline design and implementation

- Container orchestration and microservices architecture

- Production troubleshooting and performance optimization

- Incident management and response

Qualifications

- 5+ years of DevOps experience with at least 3 years focusing primarily on GCP environments

- GCP Professional certifications preferred (Cloud Architect, DevOps Engineer)

- Experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers

- Strong understanding of cloud security principles and best practices

- Experience scaling infrastructure for high-traffic applications

Note: While experience with other cloud platforms is valuable, this role requires demonstrated expertise and hands-on experience specifically with GCP as your primary cloud platform.

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