
Technical Lead
About the role
Job Summary
To be responsible for managing technology in projects and providing technical guidance / solutions for work completion
Key Responsibilities
Cloud & Infrastructure
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Design, build, and operate production-ready infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
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Manage and optimize GCP services such as GKE, Compute Engine, Cloud Load Balancing, VPC, IAM, Cloud Storage, and Cloud Monitoring.
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Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC)using Terraform for repeatable, version-controlled deployments.
Kubernetes & Microservices
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Deploy, manage, and operate Kubernetes workloads on GKE for microservices-based applications.
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Implement best practices for container orchestration, scaling, high availability, and fault tolerance.
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Support development teams with microservices deployment, rollout strategies (blue-green, canary), and troubleshooting.
CI/CD & Automation
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Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for building, testing, and deploying containerized applications.
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Automate Docker image builds, security scans, and Kubernetes deployments.
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Collaborate with development teams to standardize deployment pipelines and release processes.
Security & Reliability
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Implement security best practices including IAM policies, secrets management, certificate management, and secure communication between services.
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Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance tuning of cloud and Kubernetes environments.
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Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Observability & Operations
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Set up and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting using** Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Prometheus, and Grafana**.
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Provide visibility into system health, performance metrics, and application behavior.
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Optimize cost, performance, and resource utilization across GCP services.
Skill Requirements
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Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
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Experience managing Kubernetes (GKE) in production environments.
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Proficiency in Terraform or similar IaC tools.
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Experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitHub Actions.
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Solid understanding of Docker and container-based deployments.
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Knowledge of cloud security, IAM, certificates, and secrets management.
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Experience with monitoring, alerting, and operational best practices (Cloud Ops/SRE fundamentals).
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Understanding of microservices architecture and cloud-native design principles.
Other Requirements
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Benefits and perks
•Learning Budget
Required skills
GCP
Kubernetes
Terraform
GitHub Actions
Cloud Monitoring
Cloud Logging
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