AmpsTek - DevOps Engineer - Google Cloud Platform

Job Description :

We are looking for a highly skilled GCP DevOps Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, deploying, automating, and maintaining cloud-native infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines to support scalable, secure, and highly available applications. This role requires deep expertise in Kubernetes, containerization, infrastructure automation, and cloud networking, along with a strong DevOps mindset.

Key Responsibilities :

Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Engineering :

- Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

- Architect and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure GCP environments.

- Manage core GCP services including Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, IAM, VPC, and Load Balancers.

Kubernetes & Containerization :

- Deploy, manage, and optimize workloads on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).

- Configure Kubernetes clusters, namespaces, RBAC, networking, and autoscaling.

- Build and manage containerized applications using Docker.

- Troubleshoot Kubernetes and container-related issues.

CI/CD & Automation :

- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Cloud Build.

- Automate build, test, and deployment workflows for microservices and cloud-native applications.

- Implement deployment strategies such as blue-green, canary, and rolling deployments.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) :

- Develop and manage infrastructure using Terraform (preferred).

- Maintain version-controlled infrastructure and environments.

- Ensure repeatability, consistency, and compliance across environments.

Monitoring, Logging & Reliability :

- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting using Cloud Monitoring, Prometheus, Grafana, and related tools.

- Ensure system reliability, performance, and uptime.

- Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and post-mortems.

Security & Best Practices :

- Implement cloud security best practices including IAM, network security, and secrets management.

- Work closely with security teams to ensure compliance and secure deployments.

- Apply DevOps and SRE best practices to improve system stability and delivery speed.

Collaboration & Documentation :

- Collaborate with development, QA, and architecture teams to support application lifecycle needs.

- Document infrastructure designs, CI/CD processes, and operational runbooks.

Must-Have Skills :

Technical Skills :

- Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

- Hands-on experience with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).

- Solid understanding of Kubernetes architecture and container orchestration.

- Experience with Docker and containerized applications.

- CI/CD tools : Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Cloud Build.

- Infrastructure as Code : Terraform (preferred).

- Strong Linux system administration and shell scripting skills.

- Knowledge of cloud networking (VPC, load balancers, firewalls).

- Monitoring & logging : Cloud Monitoring, Prometheus, Grafana.

Good to Have / Preferred :

- Experience with Helm or Kustomize.

- Knowledge of SRE practices and SLIs/SLOs.

- Experience with multi-environment or multi-cluster Kubernetes setups.

- Exposure to security tools and DevSecOps practices.

GCP certifications (Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer, Cloud Architect).