DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

India

Job Description

GCP DevOps Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in CI/CD engineering, build and release automation, deployment orchestration, and GitOps-based delivery practices on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The role focuses on designing, implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting enterprise-grade CI/CD platforms and deployment pipelines that support multiple application teams across environments.

The ideal candidate will possess deep hands-on expertise in Jenkins, Jenkins Shared Libraries, GCP Cloud Build, GitOps workflows, ArgoCD, and deployment automation, along with strong troubleshooting skills to resolve complex build and release pipeline issues.

Key Responsibilities

• CI/CD Platform Engineering

• Design, implement, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for UI, API, and microservices-based applications.

• Develop and maintain enterprise-grade Jenkins Shared Libraries to standardize CI/CD workflows, reusable pipeline components, and deployment automation practices across teams.

• Integrate code quality, security, and compliance checks using tools such as SonarQube.

• Build and manage CI/CD workflows using:

• Jenkins

• GCP Cloud Build

• Git-based workflows

• Define and implement CI/CD best practices, standards, and reusable deployment templates.

• Improve pipeline scalability, reliability, maintainability, and execution performance.

• Improve deployment automation, release reliability, and deployment governance across projects.

• Support Git-based workflows and release engineering best practices.

• Support application deployment activities across multiple GCP environments.

• Troubleshoot deployment failures, pipeline issues, and environment-related problems.

• Collaborate with development teams during release activities and deployment windows.

• Build Engineering & Pipeline Automation

• Design and maintain automated build workflows for application teams across multiple technology stacks.

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex build failures, dependency issues, artifact generation problems, and pipeline execution errors.

• Support build tooling and integrations for technologies such as:

• Maven

• Gradle

• NPM

• Docker

• Integrate automated quality, security, and compliance checks into build pipelines using tools such as SonarQube.

• Optimize build performance and reduce pipeline execution times.

• Release Automation & Deployment Orchestration

• Design and implement automated release workflows and deployment orchestration processes across GCP environments.

• Manage deployment automation for Development, Testing, UAT, Pre-Production, and Production environments.

• Coordinate and automate release activities for frontend, backend, and microservices-based applications.

• Implement deployment strategies such as:

• Rolling deployments

• Blue-green deployments

• Canary deployments

• Rollback automation

• Ensure deployment consistency, reliability, and repeatability across environments.

• GitOps & ArgoCD Administration

• Implement and manage GitOps-based deployment workflows using ArgoCD.

• Maintain ArgoCD configurations, deployment templates, and synchronization policies.

• Troubleshoot ArgoCD synchronization, deployment drift, and Kubernetes deployment issues.

• Collaborate with platform and application teams to improve GitOps adoption and deployment governance.

• Support Kubernetes-based deployment automation and operational workflows.

• Artifact Management & Environment Promotion

• Manage artifact versioning, repository integrations, and deployment traceability across environments.

• Implement and support artifact promotion workflows from lower environments to higher GCP environments.

• Automate release approvals, artifact validation, and deployment gating processes.

• Ensure secure and reliable artifact handling and deployment promotion practices.

• Collaborate with application teams to coordinate production release activities and deployment schedules.

• Deployment Reliability & Operational Support

• Monitor CI/CD systems, deployment pipelines, and release workflows using Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Dynatrace, and related observability tools.

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex deployment failures, release issues, pipeline bottlenecks, and environment-related problems.

• Act as the primary support engineer for build and release pipeline issues impacting application teams.

• Support production deployment activities and critical release windows.

• Improve deployment reliability, operational stability, and release success rates.

• Containerization & Kubernetes Deployment Support

• Build and manage Docker container workflows used in CI/CD pipelines.

• Support Kubernetes (GKE) deployment automation and release activities.

• Collaborate with platform engineering teams on deployment standards and operational best practices.

• Support microservices deployment orchestration and container lifecycle management.

• Collaboration & Agile Practices

• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and release coordination discussions.

• Collaborate closely with:

• Application development teams

• Platform engineers and cloud architects

• QA and release management teams

• Onsite and offshore stakeholders

• Maintain technical documentation, CI/CD standards, operational runbooks, and deployment procedures using Confluence and related tools.

• Provide technical guidance to development teams on CI/CD usage, troubleshooting, and release processes.

• Continuous Improvement

• Stay updated with the latest DevOps tools, CI/CD technologies, GitOps practices, and GCP capabilities.

• Identify opportunities to improve deployment automation, release efficiency, pipeline stability, and operational reliability.

• Drive initiatives focused on reducing manual intervention and improving deployment consistency.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of enterprise CI/CD and release engineering practices.

• Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• 4–6 years of experience in DevOps, CI/CD engineering, or release engineering roles.

• Strong hands-on experience with:

• Jenkins and Jenkins Shared Libraries

• GCP Cloud Build

• GitOps workflows and ArgoCD

• CI/CD pipeline engineering and troubleshooting

• Docker and containerized build/deployment workflows

• Scripting (Bash/Shell, Groovy)

• Experience with:

• Kubernetes (GKE)

• Build engineering tools such as Maven, Gradle, and NPM

• SonarQube and automated quality checks

• Git-based development workflows

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills related to build systems and deployment pipelines.

• Familiarity with:

• YAML and JSON configurations

• Atlassian tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Bitbucket

• Cloud-native deployment practices

• Strong communication, collaboration, and operational support skills.

• Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with:

• Advanced GitOps deployment strategies

• Argo Rollouts

• Kubernetes deployment optimization

• Enterprise release management processes

• Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform

• Exposure to:

• Dynatrace and observability platforms

• Hybrid cloud environments

• API management platforms such as Apigee

• GCP certifications:

• Associate Cloud Engineer

• Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer

• Key Competencies

• Strong CI/CD engineering expertise

• Advanced Jenkins Shared Library development skills

• Build and release engineering mindset

• Deployment orchestration and automation expertise

• GitOps and ArgoCD operational proficiency

• Strong troubleshooting and incident resolution skills

• Automation-first mindset

• Collaboration and communication skills

• Attention to detail and operational ownership

• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced Agile environments