GCP Cloud Engineer- SME

Education-

Experience-

• Design, implement, and manage Google Cloud infrastructure solutions, including compute, storage, networking, and security services.    
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Cloud Deployment Manager.    
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues, implementing proactive measures to prevent outages.    
• Implement and maintain security best practices within the Google Cloud environment.    
• Collaborate with development teams to design and implement cloud-native applications.    
• Optimize infrastructure costs and resource utilization.    
• Participate in on-call rotation for incident response.    
• Stay up-to-date with the latest Google Cloud technologies and trends.    
• Contribute to the development of infrastructure standards and best practices.    
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of infrastructure configurations and procedures.    
• Identify potential weak points in the infrastructure and systems and create effective mitigation plans.    
• Oversee the process of implementing solutions or services with an aim for minimal downtime.    
• Create and own scaling, capacity planning, configuration management, and monitoring of processes and procedures.
• Ensure there is thorough monitoring coverage.

Preferred Skills/Knowledge

• Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and technologies.    
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Cloud Deployment Manager.    
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash.    
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.    
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, including VPCs, subnets, routing, and firewalls.    
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging.    
• Experience with Linux system administration.    
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.    
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Certification

• Google Cloud certifications (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud Network Engineer).    
• Experience migrating applications and services to Google Cloud.    
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.    
• Experience with security concepts such as encryption, identity management, and access control.    
• Experience with big data and machine learning frameworks.    
• Experience in a technical leadership role.