Technical Lead

Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer (GCP) to design, build, and operate a production-grade cloud and Kubernetes platform on Google Cloud. The role focuses on enabling development teams to deploy and operate microservices at scale , implementing IaC, CI/CD automation , and ensuring secure, reliable, and observable systems.

The ideal candidate will have robust hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform , Kubernetes , Terraform , and CI/CD pipelines , and will collaborate closely with application, platform, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable cloud-native solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud & Infrastructure

- Design, build, and operate production-ready infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) .
- Manage and optimize GCP services such as GKE, Compute Engine, Cloud Load Balancing, VPC, IAM, Cloud Storage , and Cloud Monitoring .
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for repeatable, version-controlled deployments.

Kubernetes & Microservices

- Deploy, manage, and operate Kubernetes workloads on GKE for microservices-based applications.
- Implement best practices for container orchestration , scaling, high availability, and fault tolerance.
- Support development teams with microservices deployment, rollout strategies (blue-green, canary) , and troubleshooting.

CI/CD & Automation

- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for building, testing, and deploying containerized applications.




- Automate Docker image builds, security scans, and Kubernetes deployments.
- Collaborate with development teams to standardize deployment pipelines and release processes.

Security & Reliability

- Implement security best practices including IAM policies, secrets management, certificate management, and secure communication between services.
- Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance tuning of cloud and Kubernetes environments.
- Participate in incident management, root cause analysis , and continuous improvement initiatives.

Observability & Operations

- Set up and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting using Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Prometheus, and Grafana .
- Provide visibility into system health, performance metrics, and application behavior.
- Optimize cost, performance, and resource utilization across GCP services.

Skill Requirements

- Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) .
- Experience managing Kubernetes (GKE) in production environments.
- Proficiency in Terraform or similar IaC tools.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines , preferably GitHub Actions .
- Solid understanding of Docker and container-based deployments .
- Knowledge of cloud security , IAM, certificates, and secrets management.
- Experience with monitoring, alerting, and operational best practices (CloudOps/SRE fundamentals) .
- Understanding of microservices architecture and cloud-native design principles .

Other Requirements

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