GCP Architect (CaaS)

Job Description

Role/Title: GCP Architect – Containers as a Service (CaaS)

Experience: 7 –12+ years

Career Band - B3

Location: Bangalore / Hyderabad / Chennai / Pune

Role Overview

The GCP Architect (CaaS) is responsible for designing, implementing, and operating enterprise-grade container platforms on Google Cloud Platform, with a primary focus on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).

This role drives container platform architecture, DevOps enablement, networking and security design, Kubernetes management tooling, observability, and FinOps-aligned cost governance, enabling secure, scalable, and cost-efficient containerized workloads across customer accounts.

The role is hands-on, working closely with application, DevOps, and operations teams to onboard and run production workloads on GKE.

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Mandatory Technical Skills

· Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) administration and architecture

· Containers: Docker and container lifecycle management

· Kubernetes: workload deployment, scaling, and cluster operations

· K8s Management Tools: Helm (mandatory); service mesh exposure is a plus (e.g., Anthos Service Mesh / Istio)

· IaC / Automation: Terraform; configuration orchestration using Ansible Tower

· DevOps / CI-CD: Google Cloud DevOps practices and pipeline automation

· Networking & Security: VPC/IAM-based secure container platform design

· Monitoring & Alerts: GCP Cloud Operations (Stackdriver) patterns

· FinOps: cost optimization mindset for GCP workloads

Good-to-Have Skills

· Kubernetes policy enforcement and container security tooling

· Python/Shell scripting for automation and troubleshooting

· Platform engineering / SRE operating model exposure

Preferred Certifications

· Google Professional Cloud Architect

· Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

· Terraform Associate

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