Technical Lead

HCL Technologies Limited; Greater Noida; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

HCL Technologies Limited is seeking a DevOps Engineer (GCP) to design, build, and operate a production-grade cloud and Kubernetes platform on Google Cloud. The role centers on enabling development teams to deploy and operate microservices at scale with IaC, CI/CD automation, and secure, observable systems.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with GCP, Kubernetes (GKE), Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines, collaborating with application, platform, and infrastructure teams to deliver

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience managing Kubernetes (GKE) in production environments.
• Proficiency in Terraform or similar IaC tools.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitHub Actions.
• Solid understanding of Docker and container-based deployments.
• Knowledge of cloud security, IAM, certificates, and secrets management.
• Experience with monitoring, alerting, and operational best practices (CloudOps/SRE).
• Understanding of microservices architecture and cloud-native design principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate production-ready infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Manage and optimize GCP services such as GKE, Compute Engine, Cloud Load Balancing, VPC, IAM, Cloud Storage, and Cloud Monitoring.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for repeatable deployments.
• Deploy, manage, and operate Kubernetes workloads on GKE for microservices-based applications.
• Implement best practices for container orchestration, scaling, high availability, and fault tolerance.
• Support development teams with microservices deployment, rollout strategies (blue-green, canary), and troubleshooting.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for building, testing, and deploying containerized applications.
• Automate Docker image builds, security scans, and Kubernetes deployments.

Skills

GCP

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Docker

Cloud security

Monitoring

SRE fundamentals

Microservices

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Docker

Job description

We are looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer (GCP)to design, build, and operate aproduction-grade cloud and Kubernetes platformon Google Cloud. The role focuses on enabling development teams to deploy and operatemicroservices at scale, implementingIaC, CI/CD automation, and ensuring secure, reliable, and observable systems.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience withGoogle Cloud Platform,Kubernetes,Terraform, andCI/CD pipelines, and will collaborate closely with application, platform, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable cloud-native solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operateproduction-ready infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Manage and optimize GCP services such asGKE, Compute Engine, Cloud Load Balancing, VPC, IAM, Cloud Storage, andCloud Monitoring.
• ImplementInfrastructure as Code (IaC)usingTerraformfor repeatable, version-controlled deployments.
• Deploy, manage, and operateKubernetes workloads on GKEfor microservices-based applications.
• Implement best practices forcontainer orchestration, scaling, high availability, and fault tolerance.
• Support development teams withmicroservices deployment, rollout strategies (blue-green, canary), and troubleshooting.

CI/CD & Automation

• Design and maintainCI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actionsfor building, testing, and deploying containerized applications.
• Automate Docker image builds, security scans, and Kubernetes deployments.
• Collaborate with development teams to standardize deployment pipelines and release processes.

Security & Reliability

• Implementsecurity best practicesincluding IAM policies, secrets management, certificate management, and secure communication between services.
• Ensurehigh availability, reliability, and performance tuningof cloud and Kubernetes environments.
• Participate inincident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Observability & Operations

• Set up and maintainmonitoring, logging, and alertingusingCloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Provide visibility into system health, performance metrics, and application behavior.
• Optimize cost, performance, and resource utilization across GCP services.

Skill Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience withGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience managingKubernetes (GKE)in production environments.
• Proficiency inTerraformor similar IaC tools.
• Experience withCI/CD pipelines, preferablyGitHub Actions.
• Solid understanding ofDocker and container-based deployments.
• Knowledge ofcloud security, IAM, certificates, and secrets management.
• Experience withmonitoring, alerting, and operational best practices (CloudOps/SRE fundamentals).
• Understanding ofmicroservices architecture and cloud-native design principles.

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026totaled $14.8billion.