Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions on GCP.
• Lead cloud transformation and migration projects from assessment through deployment.
• Define cloud architecture standards, governance, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies.
• Collaborate with DevOps, Infrastructure, Security, and Application teams.
• Drive cloud automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to global teams and clients.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure, Architecture, or Cloud Engineering.
• Professional Google Cloud Architect Certification (required).
• Strong hands-on experience with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
• Expertise in:
  • Compute Engine
  • GKE & Containers
  • Cloud Networking (VPC, VPN, Load Balancing, DNS)
  • IAM & Security
  • Cloud Storage Services
  • Cloud SQL, Spanner, and Bigtable
  • Monitoring & Logging

DevOps & Automation

• Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with Ansible and cloud automation.
• Python and Unix Shell scripting skills.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Git, Jenkins, Artifactory, and Docker.
• Experience building and managing Kubernetes-based environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• CKA and/or CKAD certifications.
• Experience with Anthos and Service Mesh.
• Knowledge of Splunk and Spark on GKE.
• ITIL certification or experience working within ITIL-based environments.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.