Staff Engineer

Job Description

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience : 5+ Years
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role, with a track record of leading DevOps initiatives.
• Deep understanding of DevOps principles and practices, including CI/CD, automation, and infrastructure as code.
• Strong proficiency in at least one major cloud platform (GCP preferred).
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts (networking, storage, compute, security).
• Strong experience with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Ansible).
• Must have experience with scripting skills (Python, Shell script).
• Must have knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Must have Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Should have excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Leverage deep knowledge of GCP services (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, etc.) to provide optimal solutions aligned with GCP best practices and pricing models.
• Must have ability to carry migration plan, considering factors like workload compatibility, data transfer, and cost-efficiency.
• Should be able to improve existing GCP infrastructure using Terraform, ensuring compliance with security and performance requirements. Suggest scalable and resilient solutions.
• Must be able to Integrate GCP services with other components of the migration project (GitHub Actions, Ansible), ensuring seamless interoperability.
• Should have experience with GKE, Cloud Run, Dataflow, Bigtable would be good to have.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understanding the client’s business use cases and technical requirements and be able to convert them into technical design which elegantly meets the requirements.
• Mapping decisions with requirements and be able to translate the same to developers.
• Identifying different solutions and being able to narrow down the best option that meets the client’s requirements.
• Work closely with all project teams to understand requirements, provide technical guidance, and ensure alignment with overall project goals.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges, making informed decisions based on available data and expertise.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure designs, migration processes, and automation workflows.
• Stay up to date with industry best practices and emerging technologies to continuously improve the project’s approach.
• Should be able to develop and maintain cloud infrastructure standards and guidelines.
• Provide technical guidance and support to development teams.
• Ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in cloud architecture design and review.
• Defining guidelines and benchmarks for NFR considerations during project implementation
• Writing and reviewing design document explaining overall architecture, framework, and high-level design of the application for the developers
• Reviewing architecture and design on various aspects like extensibility, scalability, security, design patterns, user experience, NFRs, etc., and ensure that all relevant best practices are followed.
• Developing and designing the overall solution for defined functional and non-functional requirements; and defining technologies, patterns, and frameworks to materialize it
• Understanding and relating technology integration scenarios and applying these learnings in projects
• Resolving issues that are raised during code/review, through exhaustive systematic analysis of the root cause, and being able to justify the decision taken.
• Carrying out POCs to make sure that suggested design/technologies meet the requirements.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.