Operations Engineer

Skilled operations engineer responsible for day-to-day management, monitoring, and maintenance of GCP infrastructure and applications.
Handle routine operations, incident response, and system optimization.

Experience Requirements
• Minimum: 3+ years in cloud operations, system administration, or infrastructure management
• Preferred: 5+ years with enterprise cloud environments
• Industry: Experience with 24/7 operations and incident response

Technical Skills
Operations & Administration
• Linux/Windows system administration
• Cloud infrastructure management and monitoring
• Incident response and troubleshooting
• Backup and disaster recovery operations
• Performance monitoring and optimization
• Security patching and vulnerability management

Automation & Scripting
• Scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Configuration management tools
• Monitoring and alerting configuration
• Automated deployment and rollback procedures
• Log analysis and correlation
• Basic Infrastructure as Code concepts

GCP Skills (Required)
Core Operations
• Compute: GCE management, instance administration, auto-scaling
• Storage: Cloud Storage, disk management, backup operations
• Networking: VPC management, firewall rules, load balancer configuration
• Monitoring: Cloud Monitoring, alerting, dashboard creation
• Security: IAM management, security patching, access reviews

Day-to-Day Management
• Cloud Console and gcloud CLI proficiency
• Resource monitoring and capacity management
• Cost monitoring and optimization
• Service health monitoring and incident response
• Basic troubleshooting of GCP services"

Certifications (Preferred)
• Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer
• Linux+ or equivalent system administration certification

Other Skills
• Communication: Clear incident communication and status updates
• Time Management: Ability to prioritize multiple operational tasks
• Documentation: Maintain operational procedures and runbooks
• Learning: Willingness to learn new technologies and processes
• Customer Service: Professional interaction with internal customers
• Reliability: Dependable for on-call and operational responsibilities

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