Summary

Seeking a Senior DevOps & Cloud Architect with 12+ years of experience to lead the design, automation, security, and optimization of scalable cloud-native infrastructure on GCP and GKE. The consultant will drive cloud modernization, Kubernetes platforms, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, DevSecOps, reliability, and cost optimization across startup and enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

- Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure on GCP.
- Lead cloud migration, modernization, and transformation initiatives.
- Architect and implement production-grade Kubernetes platforms using GKE.
- Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
- Design, develop, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to accelerate application delivery.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment processes, and operational workflows.
- Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions.
- Establish DevSecOps practices across infrastructure and application delivery pipelines.
- Optimize cloud costs, system performance, and resource utilization.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive reliability improvements.
- Design disaster recovery, business continuity, and high-availability architectures.
- Collaborate with application, security, and infrastructure teams to improve platform reliability and operational efficiency.
- Mentor engineering teams on DevOps best practices, automation, and cloud-native technologies.

Required Experience

- Minimum 12+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering.
- Proven experience designing and supporting production-scale cloud environments.
- Robust background in cloud architecture,



automation, and infrastructure modernization.
- Experience supporting both startup and enterprise-scale platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex cloud and DevOps initiatives independently.

Technical Skills by Competency

Cloud Architecture

- Google Cloud Platform (GCP), multi-cloud, and hybrid-cloud architecture.
- Cloud migration and modernization.
- Infrastructure scaling and optimization.
- Cost optimization and governance.
- High availability and disaster recovery planning.

Kubernetes

- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Docker, and containerized workloads.
- Kubernetes security and policy management.
- Cluster autoscaling and optimization.
- Service mesh and ingress management.
- Production-grade Kubernetes operations.
- Performance tuning and troubleshooting.

Infrastructure as Code and Automation

- Terraform-based infrastructure provisioning and automation.
- Environment standardization.
- Configuration management and infrastructure lifecycle management.

CI/CD

- GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, and deployment automation.
- Release engineering, pipeline optimization, and governance.
- Continuous integration and continuous delivery.

Observability

- Prometheus, Grafana, and Google Cloud Operations Suite.
- Alerting and incident management.
- Centralized logging, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Observability platform implementation.

Security and DevSecOps





- IAM and RBAC implementation.
- Secrets management, security hardening, vulnerability scanning, and remediation.
- WAF and network security, with policy enforcement using Kyverno.
- Compliance-focused infrastructure design, secure CI/CD pipeline implementation, and zero-downtime deployment strategies.

Automation & Scripting

- Python scripting, Workflow automation, Cron jobs and task automation.
- Reliability engineering

Networking & Infrastructure

- Networking & Infrastructure VPC and network architecture.
- Load balancers and ingress controllers.
- DNS and CDN configuration.
- VPN and secure connectivity.
- Cloud networking and routing.
- Infrastructure optimization and scalability.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience leading cloud transformation and modernization projects.
- Strong understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.
- Experience building self-service platform engineering capabilities.
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes and cloud-native ecosystems.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to mentor engineering teams and establish DevOps best practices.
- Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments.

What Success Looks Like

- Secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure.
- Highly automated deployment and operational workflows.
- Reliable and optimized Kubernetes platforms.
- Improved application performance and platform availability.
- Reduced operational overhead through Infrastructure as Code and automation.
- Strong observability and incident response processes.
- Optimized cloud spend without compromising performance or reliability.
- Improved security posture and compliance readiness.

📌 Senior DevOps and Cloud Architect GCP & Kubernetes (Bengaluru)
🏢 Park Loyalty
📍 Bengaluru