GCP Infra / GCP Lead / GCP Architect

Job Description – GCP Administrator / GCP Lead / GCP Architect Remote Share your CV at SANJAY.C@ELITESQUAD.AI Position Overview We are looking for an experienced

GCP Administrator / GCP Lead / GCP Architect with strong hands-on expertise in

Google Cloud Platform administration, infrastructure, security, networking, and cloud operations . The ideal candidate should have thorough knowledge of GCP administration and the ability to

lead and guide a team working on GCP infrastructure and cloud resources . This is

not primarily a DevOps role . The client is specifically looking for a professional with deep, practical experience in

GCP administration and cloud infrastructure management , along with the ability to drive technical teams and ensure reliable, secure, and compliant GCP operations.

Domain: Healthcare

Experience: 8–11+ Years

Location: Anywhere / Remote

Level: Lead / Architect Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage

GCP infrastructure administration and operations across enterprise environments.

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to teams working with GCP resources.
• Design, implement, configure, and manage GCP infrastructure based on business and technical requirements.
• Administer and troubleshoot

Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM, networking, and related GCP services .

• Define and enforce GCP infrastructure, security, access control, and operational best practices.
• Manage GCP environments, projects, organizations, folders, service accounts, and resource hierarchy.
• Work closely with application, infrastructure, security, and engineering teams to resolve GCP-related issues.
• Monitor cloud environments and proactively identify performance, availability, capacity, and security issues.
• Support cloud security, compliance, governance, and audit requirements within the GCP environment.
• Use

Terraform / Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.

• Provide technical direction to team members and ensure adherence to GCP administration standards.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, access, compute, and storage issues.
• Support cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, and GCP adoption initiatives.
• Participate in incident management, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities.
• Work with CI/CD and engineering teams where required to support deployment and infrastructure automation. Required Technical Skills Google Cloud Platform – Mandatory Strong hands-on experience with:
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Administration
• Compute Engine
• Cloud Storage
• VPC & GCP Networking
• Subnets, routes, firewall rules, load balancing, and connectivity
• IAM & Security
• Service Accounts, roles, permissions, and access management
• GCP resource hierarchy – Organization, Folders, Projects
• Cloud resource provisioning and administration
• GCP monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting Infrastructure as Code
• Strong experience with

Terraform

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
• Terraform modules, variables, state management, and remote state
• Infrastructure provisioning and configuration automation Linux / Unix Administration
• Good knowledge of

Linux/Unix system administration

• Server configuration and troubleshooting
• Process, memory, CPU, disk, and network troubleshooting
• Shell commands and basic scripting
• System monitoring and log analysis Cloud Security & Compliance
• GCP security best practices
• IAM and least-privilege access
• Service account security
• Network security and firewall management
• Encryption and secure configuration
• Cloud governance and compliance controls
• Understanding of enterprise security and audit requirements Monitoring & Logging Experience with GCP monitoring and logging capabilities, including:
• Cloud Monitoring
• Cloud Logging
• Alerting and dashboards
• Log analysis and troubleshooting
• Performance and availability monitoring
• Incident investigation and root-cause analysis Containers & Kubernetes Basic to working knowledge of:
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) The role does not require a pure Kubernetes/DevOps specialist, but candidates should understand containerized workloads and GKE administration concepts. CI/CD
• Familiarity with

CI/CD pipelines

• Understanding of automated build, deployment, and infrastructure processes
• Exposure to tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar is desirable. Leadership & Architecture Skills The successful candidate should be able to:
• Act as a

GCP technical lead / SME for the organization.

• Guide and mentor engineers working with GCP.
• Review GCP infrastructure designs and provide technical recommendations.
• Establish GCP administration standards and best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex GCP infrastructure issues.
• Coordinate with multiple technical teams and stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into scalable and secure GCP infrastructure solutions.
• Drive operational excellence, reliability, security, and cost optimization across GCP environments. Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills
• Experience working in

Healthcare / Healthcare IT environments.

• Experience with enterprise-scale GCP environments.
• Knowledge of GCP AI/ML services or

Vertex AI is a plus.

• Experience with cloud migration and modernization projects.
• Exposure to GCP organization-level governance and landing zones.
• Experience with cloud cost optimization and resource governance.

Note: GCP AI / Vertex AI experience is considered a

plus but is not mandatory . The primary requirement is strong, hands-on

GCP administration and infrastructure expertise . Important Client Requirement The client is specifically looking for a candidate with

thorough working experience in GCP administration who can independently manage GCP resources and

drive a team working with GCP . This is

not a DevOps-focused position where the candidate has only worked with GCP as part of a broader DevOps role . Candidates should demonstrate strong knowledge of actual GCP administration, including compute, storage, networking, IAM, security, monitoring, troubleshooting, and infrastructure management. Candidates with a strong

GCP Administrator / GCP Infrastructure / GCP Cloud Engineer / GCP Architect background are preferred. A DevOps background may be considered only when accompanied by

deep, hands-on GCP administration experience . Ideal Candidate Profile

Must Have:

• 8–11+ years of overall IT experience
• Strong hands-on GCP administration experience
• Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, VPC, Networking, and IAM
• Terraform / IaC
• Linux/Unix administration
• Cloud security and compliance
• Monitoring and logging
• Ability to lead/guide GCP technical teams
• Strong troubleshooting and administration skills
• Immediate joiner preferred

Good to Have:

• Healthcare domain experience
• GKE / Kubernetes / Docker
• CI/CD
• Vertex AI / GCP AI services
• Enterprise cloud architecture and governance Key Focus of the Role

GCP Administration + Technical Leadership + Infrastructure Management The candidate should be a

strong GCP Administrator/SME who can lead and guide the team , rather than a DevOps engineer who has only secondary exposure to GCP.