Senior DevOps Engineer (GCP)

Cloudfide engineers large-scale Big Data and cloud-native platforms for global clients, including retail leaders and Fortune 500 companies. They build and evolve cloud ecosystems with AI, ML, MLOps, and modern data architectures, delivering impactful solutions for data-driven decision-making.

• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform, or Cloud Engineering roles with significant hands-on GCP exposure.
• Advanced GKE and Kubernetes skills with ability to debug complex cluster and workload issues in production.
• Hands-on experience with Istio or Cilium service mesh including policy configuration, traffic management, and debugging.
• Practical knowledge of Kyverno, Ingress/Gateway API, and FluxCD (GitOps).
• Deep familiarity with GCP services such as VPC, Private Service Connect, IAM, Workload Identity Federation, Identity-Aware Proxy, Cloud SQL, and Cloud Storage.
• Experience with GitHub Actions for CI/CD and automation workflows.
• Proficiency in Docker and container lifecycle management.
• Python scripting skills for automation and operational tooling.
• Strong troubleshooting mindset, calm under pressure and systematic in approach.
• Excellent cross-team communication skills to explain complex infrastructure issues.
• Fluent English.

Nice to have:

• Experience with Cloud Interconnect and hybrid connectivity patterns.
• Familiarity with Vertex AI integration with GKE.
• Hands-on experience with Azure AKS or multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.
• Exposure to Databricks in cloud or platform engineering context.
• Experience working on AI/ML platforms or MLOps infrastructure.

• Operating, maintaining, and debugging GKE clusters at an advanced level, including workload management, networking, and cluster-level troubleshooting under pressure.
• Configuring and debugging Istio or Cilium service mesh, managing traffic policies, mTLS, observability, and cross-service communication.
• Defining and enforcing Kyverno policies for governance, security, and compliance across Kubernetes workloads.
• Managing Ingress and Gateway API configurations for reliable and secure traffic routing.
• Driving GitOps workflows using FluxCD, managing continuous delivery and infrastructure state across environments.
• Designing and maintaining GCP networking and security infrastructure including VPC, Private Service Connect, IAM, Workload Identity Federation, Identity-Aware Proxy, Cloud SQL, and Cloud Storage.
• Building and maintaining GitHub Actions pipelines for automation, deployment, and platform operations.
• Writing Python scripts to automate operational tasks and platform management workflows.
• Collaborating proactively with cross-functional teams including ML engineers, data engineers, and application developers to resolve platform-level issues.
• Taking ownership of issues by diagnosing, escalating when needed, and driving problems to resolution independently.

CLOUDFIDE is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion.