Senior DevOps Engineer (GCP REQUIRED) [>2 Years of Experience]

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to help build, operate, and optimize scalable, secure, and observable cloud infrastructure. The role involves managing compute, networking, security, CI/CD pipelines, containerized workloads, and supporting AI-powered services. You will work closely with engineering teams to ensure reliability, performance, and cost efficiency on our AI products. ## Required Skills & Qualifications * Experience supporting AI/ML services on GCP. * Experience working in production environments with high availability requirements. * Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). * Strong Linux system administration skills. * Experience with Docker and containerized workloads. * Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation. * Understanding of cloud networking, security, and IAM. * Practical experience with monitoring and logging stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki). * Ability to troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, and application-level issues. ## Key Responsibilities ### Cloud Infrastructure (Google Cloud Platform) * Manage and support GCP services including: * Compute Engine (Virtual Machines) * VPCs, Subnets, Routes * Load Balancers (HTTP(S), TCP/UDP) * Cloud Storage * Cloud Run * Assist with provisioning, configuration, and maintenance of cloud resources. * Support and integrate **Gemini API via Vertex AI** into production environments, including: * Environment setup and access configuration * IAM and service account management for Vertex AI * Monitoring usage, performance, and costs related to Gemini API * Apply basic GCP cost optimization practices: * Resource sizing and cleanup * Usage monitoring and billing awareness ### Operating Systems & Runtime * Strong understanding of Linux environments: * Ubuntu * CentOS * Troubleshoot system-level and application-level issues. ### Containers & CI/CD * Build, deploy, and manage Docker images and containers. * Design, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines. * Write and maintain shell scripts for automation and operational tasks. ### Networking & Security * Solid understanding of core networking concepts: * DNS * HTTP / HTTPS * SSL / TLS * NAT * Internal vs External IP addressing * Configure and maintain: * Firewall rules * Network policies * Manage IAM roles and permissions following **least-privilege principles**. * Work with Cloudflare for DNS, security, and traffic management. * Diagnose and resolve issues related to HTTP status codes and errors (4xx, 5xx, etc.). ### Monitoring, Logging & Observability * Set up and maintain observability tooling, including: * Prometheus for metrics collection * Grafana for dashboards and visualization * Loki for log aggregation * Configure alerts and assist in incident response. * Analyze logs and metrics to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve performance and reliability issues. ### Web & Proxy Servers * Configure and maintain: * Apache * Nginx * Support reverse proxying, load balancing, and SSL termination. ## Nice to Have * Familiarity with cost optimization strategies in cloud environments.