Senior Software Engineer - GCP (Proactive)

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Job Title: GCP (Proactive)

Position: Senior Systems Engineer

Experience: 5 to 7 Yrs

Category: IT Infrastructure

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Main location: Hyderabad / Bangalore

Position ID: J0326-2083

Employment Type: Full Time

Qualification: Bachelors degree in computer science or related field or higher with minimum 3 years of relevant experience.

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Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled and proactive;Google Cloud Engineer;with strong experience in;DevOps;with hands-on expertise in;Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE);to design, implement, and manage cloud-native infrastructure. You will play a key role in automating deployments, maintaining scalable systems, and ensuring the availability and performance of our cloud services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
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Key Responsibilities and Required Skills
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. 6+ years of experience in DevOps / Cloud Engineering roles.
. Design and manage cloud infrastructure using Google Cloud services such as Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM, Cloud SQL, GKE, and other GCP core services
. Proven Experience in writing Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Deployment Manager, or similar tools.
. Automate CI/CD pipelines using tools like Cloud Build, Jenkins, Gitlab Runners, GitHub Actions, etc.
. Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters for high availability, performance, and security.
. Collaborate with developers to containerize applications and streamline their deployment.
. Monitor cloud environments and troubleshoot performance, availability, or security issues.
. Implement best practices for cloud governance, security, cost management, and compliance.
. Participate in cloud migration and modernization projects.
. Ensure system reliability and high availability through redundancy, backup strategies, and proactive monitoring.
. Contribute to cost optimization and cloud governance practices.
. Strong hands-on experience with core GCP services including Compute, Networking, IAM, Storage, and optional Kubernetes (GKE).
. Proven expertise in Kubernetes (GKE)managing clusters, deployments, services, autoscaling, etc.
. Experience in Configuring Kubernetes resources (Deployments, Services, Ingress, Helm charts, etc.) to support application lifecycles.
. Solid scripting knowledge (e.g., Python, Bash, Go).
. Familiarity with GitOps and deployment tools like ArgoCD, Helm.
. Experience with CI/CD tools and setting up automated deployment pipelines.
. Should have Google Cloud certifications (e.g., Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer, Cloud Architect, or Cloud Engineer).