GCP Infrastructure Engineer

GCP Infrastructure Engineer

Purpose of the role: To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure. Ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response.

Accountabilities:

• Build Engineering: Development, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements ensuring measurable reliability, performance, availability, and ease of use. Including the identification of the appropriate technologies and solutions to meet business, optimisation, and resourcing requirements.
• Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address, and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities, or outages. Use of data to drive down mean time to resolution.
• Automation: Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention, utilising software scripting/coding disciplines.
• Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, and other security threats, including protection of hardware, software, and data from unauthorised access.
• Teamwork: Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define IT Infrastructure requirements, devise solutions, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives via a data driven approach.
• Learning: Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.

Join Barclays as a GCP Infrastructure Engineer role, where to build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure. At Barclays, we don't just anticipate the future - we're creating it.

To be successful in this role, you should have below skills:

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Implementation & Operations - Hands-on experience deploying, configuring, and operating GCP services at scale, including networking, IAM, monitoring, and resource management.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform - Proficient at writing, modularizing, and managing Terraform code for complex cloud environments, including state management and CI/CD integration.
• DevOps & CI/CD using GitLab - Experience setting up GitLab (or similar) pipelines for automated provisioning, testing, and deployment of cloud infrastructure
• Strong Python coding skills
• Experience with configuration and troubleshooting of GCP Cloud environments

Some other highly valued skills may include below:

• Cloud Security & Compliance - Familiar with Cloud / GCP security best practices for landing zones.
• Team Leadership & Agile Delivery - Proven track record in leading cross-functional engineering teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering projects using Agile/Kanban methodologies.
• Multi-Cloud Experience (AWS and/or Azure) - Experience designing and integrating landing zones or foundational platforms across AWS and Azure in addition to GCP, including networking, identity federation, and workload migration

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in Pune office.