Cloud operation specialist GCP

Job Description We are looking for a highly skilled Cloud Operations Specialist GCP to manage, monitor, and optimize cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform. The role involves cloud operations, incident management, automation, and continuous improvement of infrastructure and deployments. Key Responsibilities Cloud Operations & Support Execute service and change requests within defined SLA and TAT. Monitor cloud resources, alerts, and performance to ensure high availability. Participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) drills, patching, and deployments. Troubleshoot critical incidents and implement mitigation strategies. Infrastructure & Deployment Design, deploy, and maintain cloud-based applications on GCP. Understand existing infrastructure and suggest improvements. Define best practices for application deployment and maintenance. Work with cross-functional teams on solution design and planning. Automation & Optimization Implement automation using cloud-native and serverless solutions. Work with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform. Build and manage CI/CD pipelines. Stakeholder Collaboration Support technical and non-technical teams in optimizing cloud resources. Ensure adherence to cloud security and compliance standards (CSPM). Technical Skills Required Google Cloud Platform (Must Have) Compute Engine VPC Networking IAM Cloud Monitoring & Logging Cloud Functions / Cloud Run / App Engine API Gateway & Load Balancing Data & AI Services (Good to Have) BigQuery Vertex AI DataProc Composer DataFusion DevOps & Automation CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, TravisCI, CircleCI Scripting: Python / Bash / Ansible Infrastructure as Code: Terraform / CloudFormation Microservices & Containers System & Networking Linux / Unix or Windows Administration Networking & Storage Troubleshooting Instance groups & VM management Soft Skills Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Experience in ITIL (Incident, Change, Problem Management) Excellent communication skills