Google Cloud Platform DevOps Engineer

Designs, builds, and maintains scalable, secure Google Cloud infrastructure, focusing on automating processes through CI/CD pipelines (Cloud Build, Jenkins), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud Deployment Manager), and container orchestration (GKE, Docker), ensuring reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency while collaborating closely with development teams for seamless application delivery. Key tasks include provisioning, monitoring, security, troubleshooting, and implementing best practices for agile, efficient software lifecycle management. 

Core Responsibilities:

• : Design, provision, and manage Google Cloud Platform resources (VMs, networks, storage, GKE) using IaC tools like Terraform, ensuring scalability and security.
• : Develop and maintain automated pipelines for building, testing, and deploying applications using tools like Cloud Build, Jenkins, and scripting (Python).
• : Implement and manage containerized applications with Docker and orchestrate them using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
• : Set up logging, monitoring (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana), and alerting to ensure system health, performance, and user experience.
• : Enforce security best practices, manage access controls (IAM), and maintain compliance across the cloud environment.
• : Bridge development and operations, working with software engineers to streamline workflows, resolve issues, and improve application architecture.
• : Identify opportunities to reduce cloud spending through resource right-sizing and efficient management.
• : Diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure and deployment issues. 

Key Skills & Tools:

• Google Cloud Platform Services: GKE, Cloud Build, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, IAM, Cloud Storage, VPC.
• IaC: Terraform, Cloud Deployment Manager, Ansible.
• CI/CD: Cloud Build, Jenkins, GitLab CI.
• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes.
• Scripting: Python.
• Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack.