Associate Senior Systems Engineer

Global Payments; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments in Pune is seeking a System Engineer II - Infrastructure Support to maintain and improve GCP-based infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters, on Windows environments, with automation through Terraform and GitHub. You will help ensure production stability, security, and compliance.

You will collaborate with networking, security, and software teams to resolve incidents, implement infrastructure as code, enhance runbooks, and support deployment pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field or equivalent experience.
• 2-5 years' hands-on cloud infrastructure experience in production (GCP Compute Engine, Windows, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of cloud networking and access controls; collaboration with networking/security teams.
• Good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate day-to-day GCP-based infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters.
• Collaborate with leaders to support Infrastructure Engineering direction.
• Automate builds and deployments using IaC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain runbooks and documentation; improve procedures.
• Provide incident support and root cause analysis for production issues.
• Work with security, networking, and application teams to ensure service delivery.
• Support compliance and security requirements; improve availability and resilience.

Skills

GCP (Compute Engine)

Kubernetes (GKE)

Windows Server

Terraform

GitHub / CI-CD

Infrastructure as Code

Incident management

Root cause analysis

Active Directory

Linux basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

GitHub

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Windows Server

Kubernetes (GKE)

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.

System Engineer II - Infrastructure Support (GCP / Kubernetes / Windows)

Summary of This Role

Providing day-to-day support for GCP infrastructure and Kubernetes-based infrastructure, with a focus on Google Cloud Compute Engine, Windows environments, and automated delivery through Terraform and GitHub. Supports the operation, stability, and ongoing improvement of cloud-based infrastructure services, ensuring reliable performance in a production and compliance-driven environment.

What Part Will You Play?

• Support day-to-day operation of GCP-based infrastructure, including Compute Engine workloads and Kubernetes platform and cluster configurations
• Work with leadership and technical teams to support the strategic direction of the Infrastructure Engineering function
• Support automated build and deployment practices using infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines
• Maintain installation, configuration, and operational procedures, and contribute to improving runbooks and documentation
• Participate in infrastructure support and engineering activities across BAU operations and project delivery
• Provide incident support, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for production issues
• Work closely with networking, security, and application teams to resolve issues and support service delivery
• Support compliance, audit, and security requirements across managed systems
• Contribute to improving the availability, performance, and resilience of infrastructure services

What Are We Looking For in This Role? Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2-5 years of hands-on experience supporting cloud-based infrastructure in a production environment, with exposure to GCP (Compute Engine), Windows systems, and Kubernetes-based platforms.
• General understanding of cloud networking and access controls, with experience working alongside networking and security teams.
• Good communication skills.

Desired Skills and Capabilities

• Hands-on experience supporting Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments from an infrastructure support perspective, with a focus on Google Compute Engine (GCE) and Windows-based workloads
• Good working understanding of cloud networking and access controls (including service accounts), with experience working alongside dedicated networking and security teams
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes (GKE preferred) from an infrastructure support perspective, including cluster configuration, namespace configuration, ingress/service routing, and security configuration, along with troubleshooting of infrastructure-related issues
• Solid Windows systems engineering background, including server build, patching, and operational support in a cloud-hosted environment
• Experience with infrastructure as code, preferably Terraform, for provisioning and maintaining cloud resources
• Familiarity with GitHub or similar source control platforms, supporting CI/CD-driven workflows and deployments
• Solid understanding of production support practices, including incident support, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and working from runbooks
• Experience supporting services in a regulated or compliance-driven environment (e.g. PCI), with awareness of security, audit, and change requirements
• Working knowledge of Active Directory, including user and group management and basic policy administration
• Basic working knowledge of Linux systems, sufficient to support Kubernetes-based workloads
• Understanding of security and access control concepts, including IAM, service accounts, and patch and vulnerability management
• Ability to contribute to both operational support and project delivery activities, working across application, infrastructure, and security teams in a distributed environment
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Key Qualifications needs

• 2-5 years’ experience supporting cloud infrastructure in production environments
• Hands-on experience with GCP (Google Compute Engine) and Windows-based workloads
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes (GKE preferred), supporting application deployments and troubleshooting
• Experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code, and GitHub-based workflows
• Strong production support skills, including incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis
• Working knowledge of Active Directory and core access management concepts
• Basic understanding of Linux systems in support of Kubernetes workloads
• Familiarity with security, access control, and compliance requirements (e.g. PCI)
• Experience working alongside networking and security teams in a shared responsibility model

Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law.

Global Payments and Worldpay recently joined forces, and we’re currently operating across two Workday application systems.

At Global Payments (NYSE : GPN), we empower simple, fast, secure payments for everyone. And to do that, we’ve built a complete, worldwide commerce ecosystem that delivers software and services at scale to millions of companies around the world—from ambitious startups to global enterprises. Our team of 27,000 experts is dedicated to your success.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we're a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500 with worldwide reach spanning North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Wherever you are—or wherever you want to be—we’re there, ready to support you.

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Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify [e-mail].