GCP Architect (CaaS)

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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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Mandatory Skills: Google Cloud Admin
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Experience: 5-8 Years
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