Senior GCP Cloud Engineer

WHAT YOU’LL DO: Work within our hybrid business hours (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST) to engineer production-quality code. Architect, design, and implement microservices using Spring Boot and Java in a GCP environment. Develop RESTful APIs and ensure their scalability and performance. Work with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) to deploy and manage microservices. Build and manage event-driven architectures, leveraging Apache Kafka and Confluent Cloud. Collaborate with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Gradle/Maven, BitBucket, and Ansible. Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices to automate infrastructure provisioning and management. Design and maintain high-performance, low-latency, and high-availability systems. Work with both SQL and NoSQL databases, ensuring optimal storage solutions for diverse data sets. Implement proactive monitoring and observability solutions using tools like Splunk and Dynatrace. Ensure security best practices, including data encryption (PKI, TLS, HTTPS) and securing data both in transit and at rest. Troubleshoot and resolve performance bottlenecks in distributed systems. REQUIREMENTS Extensive experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and other public cloud environments. Strong background in microservices architecture, including RESTful API development. Proficiency in Java (with Spring Boot) and experience with Python and shell scripting. Deep knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and experience managing containerized applications in the cloud (preferably GCP). Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging frameworks like Apache Kafka. Strong understanding of DevOps culture, practices, and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Gradle/Maven, BitBucket, Ansible). Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code. Expertise in both SQL and NoSQL database technologies, with exposure to big data solutions. Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, and real-time application monitoring. Solid understanding of security principles, data encryption, and securing data at rest and in transit. Experience with building real-time, high-availability, low-latency systems. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. BONUS POINTS FOR: Experience in the financial industry #J-18808-Ljbffr