Cloud Operations Engineer (GCP & Kubernetes)

Company Description

ACC is an AWS Advance Partner with AWS Mobility Competency. Awarded The Best BFSI industry Consulting Partner for the year 2019, ACC has had several successful cloud migration and application development projects to its credit. 

Our business offerings include Digitalization, Cloud Services, Product Engineering, Big Data and analytics and Cloud Security. ACC has developed several products to its credit. These include  Ottohm – Enterprise Video and OTT Platform, Atlas API – API Management and Development Platform, Atlas CLM – Cloud Life Cycle Management, Atlas HCM – HR Digital Onboarding and Employee Management, Atlas ITSM – Vendor Onboarding and Service Management and Smart Contracts – Contract Automation and Management.

Website - http://www.appliedcloudcomputing.com/

Job Description

Experience:

5+ years overall in Cloud Operations, including:

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Kubernetes administration

Certifications:

✅ GCP Certified Professional – Mandatory

Work Hours:

• 24x7 support coverage
• Rotational shifts (including night and weekend shifts)

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor GCP infrastructure resources, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and security.
• Administer Kubernetes clusters: deployment, scaling, upgrades, patching, and troubleshooting.
• Implement and maintain automation for provisioning, scaling, and monitoring using tools like Terraform, Helm, or similar.
• Respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and drive issue resolution within SLAs.
• Configure logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions across GCP and Kubernetes environments.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and integrate Kubernetes deployments with DevOps processes.
• Maintain detailed documentation of processes, configurations, and runbooks.
• Work collaboratively with Development, Security, and Architecture teams to ensure compliance and best practices.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and respond promptly to critical alerts.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• GCP Certified Professional (Cloud Architect, Cloud Engineer, or equivalent).
• Strong working knowledge of GCP services (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, IAM, VPC, Cloud Monitoring, etc.).
• Solid experience in Kubernetes cluster administration (setup, scaling, upgrades, security hardening).
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Deployment Manager).
• Knowledge of containerization concepts and tools (Docker).
• Experience in monitoring and observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Stackdriver).
• Familiarity with incident management and ITIL processes.
• Ability to work in 24x7 operations with rotating shifts.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have)

• Experience supporting multi-cloud environments.
• Scripting skills (Python, Bash, Go).
• Exposure to other cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Familiarity with security controls and compliance frameworks.