GCP DevOps Engineer | Terraform, CICD & Multi-Cloud

Job Summary
Synechron seeks an experienced GCP DevOps Engineer to design implement and manage cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines across Google Cloud Platform and multi-cloud environments. This role emphasizes hands-on cloud engineering automation and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable secure and reliable software and data platforms. The ideal candidate will drive cloud-native adoption optimize performance and costs and ensure alignment with enterprise standards and governance.

Software Requirements

Required Skills (Essential)

• Deep hands-on experience designing deploying and operating workloads on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

• Proficiency with infrastructure as code using Terraform (and/or CloudFormation when applicable)

• Experience configuring and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling

• Solid knowledge of Linux/Unix administration and shell scripting

• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker Kubernetes)

• Strong scripting skills (e.g. Python Bash) for automation and tooling

• Experience with monitoring and logging (e.g. Prometheus Grafana Cloud Monitoring Stackdriver)

• Familiarity with security best practices IAM network security and data protection in cloud environments

• Knowledge of databases (SQL and NoSQL) and data management concepts

• Proficiency with version control systems (Git) and collaboration tools (GitHub GitLab Bitbucket)

Preferred Skills

• Experience with cloud security services (Cloud IAM policies encryption KMS)

• Multi-cloud exposure (AWS Azure) in addition to GCP

• Experience with CI/CD automation in enterprise-scale environments

• Knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and automation platforms

Overall Responsibilities

• Design implement and operate scalable cloud infrastructure on GCP and across multi-cloud environments

• Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous integration delivery and deployment

• Automate infrastructure provisioning configuration management and deployment workflows

• Collaborate with development QA data and security teams to deliver reliable and secure platforms

• Monitor troubleshoot and optimize performance reliability and cost of cloud workloads

• Define and enforce cloud security controls governance and compliance requirements

• Develop and maintain runbooks architecture diagrams and deployment guidelines

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for automation observability and reliability

• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in DevOps and cloud operations

Technical Skills (By Category)

Programming Languages (Essential & Preferred)

• Essential: Python Bash (scripting for automation)

• Preferred: Go JavaScript/TypeScript (for tooling) other languages as needed

Cloud Technologies

• Essential: Google Cloud Platform fundamentals; experience deploying workloads in GCP

• Preferred: Multi-cloud (AWS Azure) cloud-native services (Cloud Run Kubernetes BigQuery Pub/Sub)

Infrastructure as Code

• Essential: Terraform for cloud provisioning and automation

• Preferred: CloudFormation or alternative IaC tools

Containerization & Orchestration

• Essential: Docker

• Preferred: Kubernetes and related tooling (Helm)

Monitoring Logging & Observability

• Essential: Prometheus Grafana Cloud Monitoring/Stackdriver

• Preferred: Centralized logging (ELK/EFK) AIOps tools

Security & Compliance

• Essential: IAM encryption secret management vulnerability management

• Preferred: PCI-DSS awareness zero-trust concepts security auditing

Development Tools & Methodologies

• Essential: Git GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket Agile/Scrum methodologies

• Preferred: CI/CD platforms (Jenkins GitHub Actions GitLab CI) release governance

Databases & Data Management

• Essential: SQL/NoSQL basics; database access and security controls

• Preferred: Cloud-native databases and data governance concepts

Experience Requirements

• 5 years in cloud-focused DevOps/IT operations roles

• Demonstrated experience deploying and managing cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines

• Experience working in Agile teams and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders

• Preference for experience in regulated industries or enterprise-scale environments

• Alternative pathways: extensive hands-on multi-cloud projects or relevant certifications

Day-to-Day Activities

• Design and implement scalable cloud infrastructure on GCP and multi-cloud environments

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows

• Collaborate with developers QA security and operations teams to meet requirements

• Monitor performance and reliability; optimize costs and capacity

• Maintain runbooks deployment guides and system documentation

• Lead incident response and post-incident reviews; implement preventive measures

• Mentor peers and promote DevOps best practices across teams

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field

• Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g. Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect/Engineer) or IaC/DevOps tools are advantageous

• Demonstrated commitment to continuous professional development in cloud and DevOps domains

Professional Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

• Clear and effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Leadership and teamwork with the ability to mentor colleagues

• Adaptability to evolving cloud technologies and business needs

• Proactive approach to automation and process improvement

• Time management and prioritization in dynamic environments

SYNECHRONS DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Same Difference is committed to fostering an inclusive culture promoting equality diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds race ethnicities religion age marital status gender sexual orientations or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements mentoring internal mobility learning and development programs and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to the applicants gender gender identity sexual orientation race ethnicity disabled or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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