Google Cloud Platform Cloud Engineer

Alphosoft Inc

Austin, TX, United States

about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Experienced

Experience required

3 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

dice.com

Tech stack

Google App Engines Application Performance Management Backup Devices BigQuery Cloud Computing Cloud Computing Security Cloud Database Cloud Engineering Cloud Storage Continuous Integration DevOps Disaster Recovery

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Domain Name System (DNS) Github Identity and Access Management Python (Programming Language) Scrum Methodology Ansible Prometheus Shell Script Software Deployment Virtual Machines Data Logging Scripting Google Cloud Load Balancing Cloud Platform System Cloud Monitoring Spring Cloud Istio Grafana Kubernetes Helm Charts Build Server Git Gitlab-ci Kubernetes Google Cloud Functions Cloud Optimization Terraform Software Version Control Docker Jenkins

Job description

Design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform.
Build and manage Kubernetes clusters using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
Automate cloud operations and deployment processes using Python.
Implement CI/CD pipelines for application deployment.
Configure networking, IAM policies, and security controls within Google Cloud Platform.
Monitor application performance and troubleshoot production issues.
Collaborate with development teams to optimize cloud-native applications.
Implement backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
Ensure cloud environments comply with security and governance standards.
Optimize cloud infrastructure for performance and cost efficiency.
Document infrastructure architecture, deployment procedures, and operational runbooks.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering or DevOps.
3+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform).
Strong experience with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for deploying and managing containerized applications.
Strong experience with Google Compute Engine (GCE) for provisioning and managing virtual machines.
Proficiency in Python for automation, scripting, and cloud operations.
Strong experience with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Cloud Build.
Experience with version control systems such as Git.
Knowledge of Linux administration and shell scripting.
Experience with Google Cloud Platform networking, IAM, VPCs, Cloud DNS, Load Balancers, and Cloud NAT.
Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Prometheus, and Grafana.
Knowledge of cloud security best practices., * Experience with Anthos or Kubernetes multi-cluster management.
Experience with Helm charts and Kubernetes Operators.
Knowledge of Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Functions.
Experience with Secret Manager and KMS.
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Google Cloud Platform Professional Cloud Engineer certification is preferred., * Experience with Ansible or Chef.
Experience with ArgoCD or FluxCD.
Experience with Istio or service mesh technologies.
Knowledge of SRE principles and incident management.
Experience with FinOps and cloud cost optimization.