Hybrid GCP DevOps Engineer

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: GCP DevOps Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, DNS, Docker, Firewalls, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Python, SQL, TCP/IP, Terraform, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chennai, India

About the role

• GCP DevOps Engineer managing Google Cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Collaborating with teams to automate processes and optimize resources within a growing organization.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage GCP resources, including Virtual Machines (VMs), storage (Cloud Storage, Filestore), networking (VPC, Load Balancers, DNS), databases (Cloud SQL, Firestore), and other platform services.
• Configure and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure on GCP.
• Monitor GCP resource usage, performance, and costs, implementing optimization strategies to ensure efficiency and budgetary compliance.
• Implement and enforce GCP security best practices, including Identity and Access Management (IAM), network security controls (firewalls), and data encryption.
• Manage and allocate resources efficiently across GCP projects.
• Develop, maintain, and manage infrastructure using Terraform to ensure consistent, repeatable, and version-controlled provisioning of GCP resources.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration tasks through Terraform modules and configurations.
• Design, implement, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using Tekton for automated build, test, and deployment of applications and infrastructure on Kubernetes.
• Implement and advocate for DevOps principles, fostering collaboration between development and operations teams.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of configurations, processes, and procedures.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a GCP Administrator, DevOps Engineer, or similar role.
• Proven experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, including Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, VPC, Cloud SQL, IAM, and Stackdriver (Cloud Monitoring/Logging).
• Extensive hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for provisioning and managing cloud resources.
• Strong experience in designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines, specifically with Tekton.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Go.
• Solid understanding of containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes, GKE).
• Experience with version control systems, especially Git.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing) and security best practices in a cloud environment.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Professional development opportunities