Senior GCP Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

ABOUT THE JOB :

This exceptional opportunity is ideal for a Certified Senior GCP and Terraform Engineer who can showcase their expertise as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Google Cloud Platform and Terraform. The role requires a solid background in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with a specialization in Terraform, focusing on designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure on GCP.

Our client is undergoing a significant transition to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP), migrating their data and applications to the cloud. This large-scale initiative is accompanied by the maturation of their operational processes to align with cloud-based technologies. For the right candidate, this presents an exceptional opportunity to contribute to ongoing projects across multiple teams, with ample potential for growth and impact.

Job Responsibilities :

Provision Services and resources on GCP

Fix, and improve infrastructure continuously

Troubleshoot operational issues related to infrastructure

Monitor, fix, and improve infrastructure continuously

Collaborate with internal teams and respective stakeholders to understand user requirements and implement technical solutions

Develop self-service infrastructure provisioning, delivery pipelines, log and monitoring services.

Technical Skill Set

In-depth knowledge of GCP services including Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Big Table, Big Query, Composer, etc.

3 to 5 years' experience on GCP with expertise in Terraform, including writing and maintaining Terraform configurations and modules

5 years of experience in scripting languages (e.g. Python, Bash)

Experience with CI / CD pipelines and tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab)

Strong understanding of Cloud architecture principles, security best practices, and networking in GCP

Knowledge of DevOps practices and Agile methodologies

Skilled in system-level architecture, like Linux or Windows

DevOps experience is required

GCP Platform Provisioning Skill set

GCP Services and Resource provisioning

BigQuery

Composer

GCS Buckets

Dataproc

Vertex AI

Cloud SQL

Role Bindings

Bind roles to AD Groups and service accounts for above services

Terraform scripting is REQUIRED

Terraform Enterprise experience is required

Build Terraform scripts for Service provisioning and role bindings

Build Terraform scripts for monitoring and Alerting

Environment support

Perform Service upgrades

Resolve platform problems in lower environments

Support Production Support team to troubleshoot issues in higher environments

REQUIRED EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelors in Computer Science - REQUIRED

HashiCorp Certification : Terraform Associate - REQUIRED

Google Cloud Certification - REQUIRED

ADDITIONAL PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS

HashiCorp Certification : Vault Associate preferred

Professional DevOps certification preferred