Cloud Operations Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

• 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.

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, Power Shell)
• Configuration management tools
• Monitoring and alerting configuration
• Automated deployment and rollback procedures
• Log analysis and correlation
• Basic Infrastructure as Code concepts

GCP Skills (Required)

• 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

Cloud Hybrid is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. Cloud Hybrid will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters.

Nor will Cloud Hybrid require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract