GKE Engineer
Gurugram, Bangalore, Indore, Raipur, Chennai, INOn-site or hybridSeniorFULL_TIMEtoday
Core Responsibilities: Enterprise Cluster Orchestration: Lead the deployment and lifecycle management of production GKE clusters . You will manage node pool configurations, version upgrades, and multi zonal availability.
Core Responsibilities:
- Enterprise Cluster Orchestration: Lead the deployment and lifecycle management of production GKE clusters . You will manage node pool configurations, version upgrades, and multi-zonal availability.
- Advanced CI/CD Automation: Architect and maintain sophisticated deployment pipelines for microservices using ArgoCD (GitOps) and GitHub Actions , ensuring a 'push-to-deploy' developer experience.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Drive a 100% automation mandate by provisioning and managing all GCP resources using Terraform .
- Optimization & Observability: Implement proactive monitoring and fine-tune cluster performance. You will be responsible for cost-optimization through strategic autoscaling (HPA/VPA) and right-sizing.
- Security Governance: Establish a Zero Trust framework within the cluster by configuring granular IAM roles , service account least-privilege access, and FQDN-based network policies .
- Kubernetes Tooling & Extensibility: Act as the subject matter expert for Helm , managing complex manifest updates, Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), and Kubernetes Operators.
Technical Requirements:
- Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), with a heavy focus on Kubernetes.
- Platform Expertise: Deep architectural knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and GKE .
- Deployment Tools: Proven track record of implementing GitOps workflows using ArgoCD and automating workflows with GitHub Actions .
- IaC Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Terraform for managing complex cloud environments.
- Packaging & CLI: Advanced experience modifying Helm charts , managing CRDs, and using the Kubernetes CLI ( kubectl ) for deep-dive troubleshooting.
- Networking & Security: Solid understanding of Kubernetes networking, including Ingress controllers, Load Balancers, and FQDN network policies.
Why Join Us?
- Work in an innovative environment with the business that is shaping the future of data migration.
- Be part of a dynamic, high-growth environment at NucleusTeq .
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package .
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Is this GKE Engineer role remote?
This role is based in Gurugram, Bangalore, Indore, Raipur, Chennai, IN.