GCP Cloud Automation/GCP Architect - Hyderabad-Work from Office

Inviting applications for the role of Senior Cloud Automation Engineer

Responsibilities

The Senior Cloud Automation Engineer is a hands-on technical role within the Cloud Strategy function, focused on executing cloud infrastructure automation and enabling scalable self-service capabilities rather than defining high-level strategy.

This role partners closely with the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE) to deliver backlog-driven initiatives, building automated, reusable, and standardized cloud solutions. A key responsibility is developing and evolving a self-service platform (Backstage) that enables engineering teams to provision and manage infrastructure efficiently.

Qualifications we seek in you!

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or automation roles
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• Terraform (primary IaC tool)
• Python and/or PowerShell scripting
• Experience building and managing self-service platforms (Backstage or similar)
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure components:
• Compute, storage, networking, OS, databases
• Proven experience working with GCP (primary cloud platform)
• Hands-on experience with multi-cloud environments (Azure and AWS)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Strong focus on automation, coding, and infrastructure standardization
• Ability to work in a delivery-focused, execution-oriented environment

Preferred Qualifications/ Skills

• Experience with Terraform and Ansible (or Puppet legacy exposure)
• Familiarity with platform engineering concepts and internal developer platforms (IDP)
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with GitOps practices
• Exposure to security and compliance automation
• Certifications such as:
• GCP certifications
• Terraform certifications