Technical Analyst-GIT

Job Summary

We are looking for a GCP Infrastructure Engineer (L2) to join the Cloud Infrastructure Operations team at HCLTech. You will provide round-the-clock technical support and cloud operations for Google Cloud Platform infrastructure, design and maintain systems for scalability, performance and high availability, automate platform tasks, and lead incident resolution and root cause analysis

Key Responsibilities

• Provide 24x7 technical support and cloud operations for GCP infrastructure.
• Manage GCP resources including Compute Engine VM instances, VPC creation, subnets, routing, Cloud Armor, image deployment, storage buckets, Cloud Run and Load Balancers.
• Perform end-to-end troubleshooting across GCP core services including IAM, Organization Policies, Compute Engine, Load Balancers, Cloud Run and GCP networking.
• Design and maintain GCP systems for scalability, performance, high availability and reliability.
• Execute GCP lift-and-shift migrations from various source environments into GCP.
• Write scripts/code to automate GCP infrastructure and platform services using the gcloud CLI or Cloud Shell.
• Support containerized workloads using Docker, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Cloud Run.
• Track and understand GCP billing and cost impact of infrastructure changes.
• Lead incident resolution, root cause analysis (RCA) and proactive troubleshooting.
• Maintain runbooks, SOPs and knowledge articles; support audits and close observations on time.

Skill Requirements

Key Technology Scope

• Compute (IaaS): Compute Engine VMs, image deployment, instance management
• Networking: VPC, Shared VPC, subnets, routing, VPC firewall, Cloud Armor and Load Balancers
• Storage & Database: Cloud Storage buckets and Cloud SQL
• Serverless & PaaS: Cloud Run and Cloud Functions
• Containers: Docker, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Cloud Run
• Identity & Governance: IAM and Organization Policy
• Automation: gcloud CLI and Cloud Shell scripting
• Migration: Lift-and-shift migrations into GCP
• Cost Management: GCP billing

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on expertise in GCP infrastructure components: Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, VPC networking, Cloud SQL, Cloud Run, IAM and Organization Policy.
• Deep service knowledge for end-to-end troubleshooting across GCP core services.
• Experience designing and maintaining GCP systems for scalability, performance, high availability and reliability.
• Experience in GCP lift-and-shift migrations.
• Scripting and automation using the GCP CLI or Cloud Shell.
• Hands-on understanding of Docker, GKE and Cloud Run.
• Strong understanding of GCP billing, IaaS, networking and PaaS services.
• Ability to lead incident resolution and RCA; knowledge of incident, change and problem management (ITIL).

Other Requirements

Good to Have

• GCP certifications such as Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect / Cloud Network Engineer.
• Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform or Deployment Manager).
• Experience with Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging.
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar ITSM tools.
• Understanding of cloud security, compliance and FinOps basics.

Educational Qualification

B.E./B.Tech/BCA/MCA/B.Sc. (CS/IT) or equivalent.

Behavioral Competencies

• Ownership and accountability for incidents and SLAs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Collaborative approach with cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to work in 24x7 rotational shifts.