IT Specialist

Job Description - Consultant Cloud Operations

Experience: 3-5 Years

Role Overview

We are looking for a Consultant - Cloud Operations with experience in managing and supporting cloud infrastructure across GCP, Azure, and AWS. The candidate should have strong knowledge of cloud operations, Linux administration, automation, and cost optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure.
• Monitor cloud environments and ensure performance, availability, and security.
• Understand project requirements and provide effort estimations.
• Manage cloud resources following security best practices.
• Troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures.
• Optimize cloud usage and costs across platforms.
• Document infrastructure standards and operational processes.
• Support automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Good knowledge of Azure and basic exposure to AWS.
• Experience with:
  • Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Cloud Run
  • VPC, Load Balancing, IAM, Vertex AI
• Linux Administration (Red Hat & Ubuntu) - Mandatory.
• Infrastructure Automation using Terraform (preferred), Ansible, and ARM Templates.
• Working knowledge of Azure DevOps and GitHub.
• Basic PowerShell/Shell scripting knowledge.
• Database knowledge (SQL Server, MySQL, etc.).
• Understanding of DNS, DHCP, Firewalls, and WAF.

Preferred Certification

• Google Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE)

Key Competencies

• Cloud Operations & Administration
• Infrastructure Automation
• Cloud Security & Governance
• Cost Optimization (FinOps)
• Linux Administration
• Incident Management & Troubleshooting
• DevOps & CI/CD Practices

Keywords: GCP, Cloud Operations, Terraform, Linux, Azure DevOps, GitHub, AWS, Azure, Cloud Security, Cost Optimization, IaC, GKE, Compute Engine.