Cloud Engineer ( GCP - Kuwait )

Language Preference - English

Duration - 6 months to 12 months (Highly likely to be renewed)

Preferred Certification -PCA

Skills Required - Cloud Platforms and Infra - Infra, Automation (Terraform), SecOps

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

3+ years of hands-on experience as a Cloud Engineer, with a significant focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Proven expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with extensive experience using Terraform for GCP.

Solid understanding and practical experience with core GCP services (Compute Engine, Networking/VPC, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, GKE, IAM, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub).

Strong understanding of security principles and practices in cloud environments (SecOps), including network security, identity and access management, data protection, and vulnerability management.

Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash.

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and related tools (e.g., Cloud Build, Jenkins, GitLab CI).

Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes, GKE).

Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.

Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

GCP Professional Cloud Engineer or GCP Professional Cloud Architect certification.

GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification.

Experience with other IaC tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet) is a plus.

Familiarity with monitoring and logging platforms like Google Cloud Operations Suite (formerly Stackdriver), Splunk, Datadog.

Experience with agile development methodologies.

Knowledge of incident response procedures in cloud environments.