Senior Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud Engineer

Senior Specialist - Architecture Job Description Senior GCP Cloud Engineer Position Senior GCP Cloud Engineer Experience 58 years overall IT experience with 4 years of handson GCP experience Location Location Remote Employment Type Fulltime Role Overview We are looking for a Senior GCP Cloud Engineer to design implement manage and support highly available and secure Google Cloud infrastructure The candidate will be responsible for daytoday cloud operations infrastructure automation security monitoring troubleshooting and supporting production and DR environments The role requires strong handson experience with GCP infrastructure networking IAM compute Kubernetes security monitoring backupDR and Terraform along with the ability to independently handle complex technical issues Key Responsibilities Design deploy and manage GCP infrastructure across production nonproduction and DR environments Manage GCP VPCs subnets firewall rules Cloud NAT Cloud Router VPC Peering Private Service Connect VPN and Interconnect Configure and troubleshoot Cloud DNS Load Balancing GCP VPN routing and network connectivity Manage Compute Engine VMs instance templates managed instance groups disks snapshots and backup solutions Administer Google Kubernetes Engine GKE clusters including node pools upgrades networking scaling and troubleshooting Implement and manage IAM service accounts roles policies Workload Identity and leastprivilege access Work with Cloud KMS Secret Manager Security Command Center Cloud Armor VPC Service Controls and Sensitive Data ProtectionDLP Implement infrastructure using Terraform Infrastructure as Code IaC Manage Cloud Monitoring Cloud Logging ing dashboards and operational monitoring Configure and troubleshoot DNS logging audit logging security monitoring and operational s Manage backup snapshot restoration and disaster recovery activities Participate in DR planning testing failoverfailback exercises and recovery validation Troubleshoot complex infrastructure networking authentication performance and availability issues Coordinate with Google Cloud Support and other technology teams for critical incidents and RCA Implement cloud security and operational best practices in line with enterprise policies Perform capacity planning performance optimization and cost optimization Support cloud migrations and onboarding of new applicationsprojects Prepare and maintain HLDLLD SOPs runbooks operational procedures and technical documentation Participate in 24x7 oncall production support as required Required Technical Skills GCP Services Compute Engine Cloud Storage Cloud SQL BigQuery Cloud DNS Cloud Load Balancing Cloud NAT Cloud Router VPC VPN Cloud Interconnect Cloud Armor PubSub Networking VPC architecture Subnetting and routing Firewall policies VPC Peering Shared VPC Hybrid connectivity VPN HA VPN Interconnect DNS Load Balancers Security IAM Cloud IAM Service Accounts Workload Identity Organization Policies VPC Service Controls Cloud KMS Secret Manager Security Command Center Cloud Armor Sensitive Data Protection DLP Monitoring Cloud Monitoring Cloud Logging Cloud Audit Logs ing Dashboard creation Log analysis Integration with enterprise SIEM tools Backup DR GCP backup and recovery concepts VM snapshots and backup policies Crossregion recovery DR architecture and implementation RTORPO understanding DR testing and failoverfailback Backup validation and restoration testing Preferred Certifications Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer Certification is preferred but not mandatory if the candidate has strong handson experience Soft Skills Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills Ability to work independently in a production environment Good communication and stakeholdermanagement skills Ability to coordinate with multiple technology teams Strong documentation and reporting skills Ability to handle P1P2 incidents and work under pressure Good understanding of ITILITSM processes and change management Candidate Profile The ideal candidate should be a handson senior GCP engineer capable of independently managing enterprise cloud infrastructure resolving complex production issues implementing automation and supporting security and DR requirements Musthave Strong handson experience in GCP Networking Compute IAM GKE Terraform Monitoring Production Troubleshooting