GCP Cloud Automation Engineer / SRE

We are looking for a hands-on GCP Cloud Automation Engineer / SRE to build, automate, and enhance cloud platform capabilities across a Google Cloud environment. The role will focus on cloud automation, platform engineering, observability, reliability, and self-service enablement, helping to improve scalability, operational efficiency, and reduce manual effort. Key Responsibilities: • Design, develop and maintain automation solutions for GCP platform operations. • Build self-service capabilities for application onboarding, infrastructure provisioning and cloud operations. • Automate deployment, operational, and monitoring processes to improve efficiency and consistency. • Develop and enhance monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability capabilities. • Improve platform reliability, resilience, scalability, and operational readiness. • Support and troubleshoot GKE/Kubernetes-based platforms and cloud-native services. • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation. • Implement Infrastructure as Code and automation best practices. • Work closely with platform, application, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable and reliable cloud solutions. • Participate in incident management, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of cloud operations. Required Skills & Experience • 7+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). • Strong experience in cloud automation and scripting using Python, Bash, or similar languages. • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), preferably Terraform. • Strong Kubernetes / GKE administration, troubleshooting, and operational experience. • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation. • Good knowledge of monitoring, logging, and observability tools and practices. • Strong understanding of cloud operations, incident management, and reliability engineering. • Good understanding of cloud-native architecture and platform engineering practices. Good to Have • Experience working in an SRE / Site Reliability Engineering environment. • Experience with Vertex AI or modern AI/cloud platforms. • Knowledge of cloud security, IAM, and access management. • Exposure to FinOps, cloud cost optimisation, and resource efficiency.