Senior Software Engineer

Photon; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Photon is seeking a Senior Terraform Engineer to design, implement, and manage IaC solutions on GCP. You will build reusable Terraform modules, automate deployments, and ensure secure, scalable infrastructure across environments.

The ideal candidate has 5-8 years of experience with Terraform, GCP, CI/CD (Jenkins, Git workflows), Docker, and scripting. You will collaborate with platform engineers, developers, and QA to drive DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/IT or related field.
• 5-8 years of overall experience with 2-4+ years of strong Terraform experience.
• Hands-on Terraform concepts: modules, state, workspaces; strong GCP exposure.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Terraform modules and reusable components for GCP infrastructure.
• Standardize provisioning across Development, Testing, UAT, Pre-Prod, and Production environments.
• Implement state management, remote backends, and environment isolation strategies.
• Manage Terraform provider lifecycle, versioning, and dependency governance.
• Integrate Terraform deployments into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git workflows) and enforce code quality checks.

Skills

Terraform

GCP

CI/CD

Docker

Shell scripting

Problem-solving

Communication

Agile

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Git

Confluence

Bitbucket

Kubernetes (GKE)

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Terraform Engineer to design, implement, and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The role focuses on building scalable, reusable, and secure Terraform modules, driving automation, and enabling consistent cloud infrastructure deployments across environments.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Terraform, GCP services, CI/CD automation, and cloud networking, along with strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Development

• Design, develop, and maintain Terraform modules and reusable components for GCP infrastructure.
• Standardize infrastructure provisioning across Development, Testing, UAT, Pre-Production, and Production environments.
• Ensure modular, version-controlled, and scalable IaC practices.
• Implement state management, remote backends, and environment isolation strategies.
• Manage and maintain centralized Terraform module registries to promote reusable, standardized, and governed infrastructure components across teams and environments.
• Oversee Terraform provider lifecycle management, including provider versioning, compatibility validation, upgrade planning, and dependency governance across infrastructure codebases.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) testing frameworks and validation processes for Terraform modules and infrastructure deployments, including linting, policy validation, automated testing, and compliance checks.

Cloud Infrastructure Automation (GCP)

• Automate provisioning of GCP services, including:
• Compute & Containers: GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions
• Data services: BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Spanner, Bigtable
• Messaging: Pub/Sub, Memorystore
• Storage & Security: Cloud Storage, Cloud Armor, Artifact Registry
• Configure infrastructure elements such as:
• VPC, Shared VPC, VPC Peering
• Private Service Connect, Private Google Access
• Load balancers, Cloud DNS, firewall rules

CI/CD Integration

• Integrate Terraform deployments into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git-based workflows).
• Implement automated workflows for:
• Infrastructure provisioning and updates
• Plan, apply, and drift detection processes
• Enforce code quality and policy checks (e.g., SonarQube, linting tools).

Environment & Release Management

• Manage lifecycle of infrastructure across multiple environments.
• Enable rollback mechanisms, and environment consistency.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure seamless integration of infrastructure with applications.

Security & Governance

• Implement best practices for IAM roles, policies, and least-privilege access.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and governance frameworks.
• Manage secrets securely using GCP-native or integrated tools.

Troubleshooting & Optimization

• Diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure deployment issues.
• Optimize Terraform configurations for performance, cost, and reliability.
• Identify and remediate infrastructure drift and inconsistencies.

Collaboration & Agile Practices

• Work closely with:
• GCP platform engineers and architects
• Application development teams (Frontend/Backend)
• DevOps and QA teams
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies and provide regular updates.
• Maintain and update documentation in Confluence and related tools.

Continuous Improvement

• Stay updated with the latest Terraform features, GCP capabilities, and DevOps best practices.
• Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual intervention.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote IaC best practices across teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 5-8 years of overall experience, with 2-4+ years of strong Terraform experience.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Terraform (advanced concepts: modules, state, workspaces)
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git workflows)
• Docker and containerized environments
• Strong scripting skills (Bash/Shell; Groovy is a plus).
• Deep understanding of:
• Cloud networking (VPC, VPN, Interconnect)
• Security, IAM, and governance
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools: JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Terraform certification (Terraform Authoring and Operations Professional / Terraform Associate).
• Experience with:
• Kubernetes (GKE) and container orchestration
• Microservices architecture
• Hybrid cloud environments (On-Prem + GCP)
• Exposure to:
• Apigee API management
• Observability tools (Dynatrace, Cloud Monitoring, Logging)
• Akamai integrations
• Knowledge of build tools (NPM, Gradle).

Key Competencies

• Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform-first mindset)
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Automation and DevOps orientation
• Attention to detail and governance focus
• Collaboration and communication skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced Agile environments