Job Description
Key Roles and Responsibilities of a GCP Cloud Administrator
1. Cloud Infrastructure Management
Provision and manage GCP resources such as:
- Compute Engine (VMs)
- Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- Cloud Storage
- Cloud SQL
- VPC Networks
- Deploy, configure, and maintain cloud environments.
- Manage resource scaling and availability.
2. Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Create and manage users, groups, and service accounts.
- Assign appropriate IAM roles and permissions.
- Implement least-privilege access principles.
- Audit access activities and permissions regularly.
3. Network Administration
Configure and manage:
- Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs)
- Subnets
- Firewall rules
- Load Balancers
- VPNs and Interconnects
- Troubleshoot network connectivity issues.
- Ensure secure communication between cloud resources.
4. Security and Compliance
- Implement security best practices.
- Configure Cloud Security Command Center.
- Manage encryption keys using Cloud KMS.
- Monitor security vulnerabilities and threats.
- Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
5. Monitoring and Performance Management
Use tools such as:
- Cloud Monitoring
- Cloud Logging
- Error Reporting
- Cloud Trace
- Monitor system health and performance.
- Set up alerts and dashboards.
- Investigate and resolve incidents proactively.
6. Backup and Disaster Recovery
- Design and implement backup strategies.
- Manage snapshots and data recovery procedures.
- Test disaster recovery plans.
- Ensure business continuity for critical applications.
7. Cost Optimization and Resource Management
Monitor cloud spending using:
- Billing Reports
- Cost Management Tools
- Budgets and Alerts
- Optimize resource utilization.
- Identify unused or underutilized resources.
- Recommend cost-saving measures.
8. Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Automate routine administrative tasks.
Use tools such as:
- Terraform
- Deployment Manager
- Cloud Shell Scripts
- Implement standardized deployment processes.
9. Troubleshooting and Incident Management
- Diagnose infrastructure, storage, networking, and application issues.
- Perform root cause analysis.
- Coordinate with development and support teams.
- Maintain incident documentation.
10. Capacity Planning
- Forecast future resource requirements.
- Plan scaling strategies.
- Monitor utilization trends.
- Ensure adequate infrastructure capacity.
11. Documentation and Governance
- Maintain architecture diagrams and runbooks.
- Document operational procedures.
- Enforce cloud governance standards.
- Support audit and compliance activities.
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & Consulting
Functional Area / Department: IT & Information Security
Role Category: IT Infrastructure Services
Role: Cloud System Administration
Employement Type: Full time
Contact Details:
Company: Neurealm
Location(s): Chennai
Keyskills:
resource management
kubernetes
cloud sql
cloud security
microsoft azure
root cause analysis
ansible
docker
automation
iam
incident management
engine
gcp
cloud monitoring
devops
cloud operations
cloud storage
jenkins
troubleshooting
terraform
aws