Senior GCP Cloud Administrator – Database Platform(Location - Chennai)

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Job Description:

Senior GCP Cloud Administrator – Database Platform

(GCP, AlloyDB for PostgreSQL & MS SQL Server)

Experience

8 – 16 Years

Employment Type

Full-Time

Location

Remote / Hybrid / Onsite

We are seeking a Senior GCP Cloud Administrator with strong expertise (minimum 3 to 5 years exp) in Google Cloud administration and database platforms. The role focuses on managing enterprise workloads on Google Cloud Platform with deep hands-on experience in AlloyDB (minimum 2 years exp) for PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server. The candidate should have strong experience working in product development environments as well as providing production support and maintenance for mission-critical systems.

Area

Responsibilities

Google Cloud Administration

Manage and administer infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform including computer, networking, storage and IAM. Implement high availability, security policies, monitoring, and infrastructure automation.

AlloyDB Administration

Deploy and manage AlloyDB for PostgreSQL clusters, configure replication, backups, failover, and perform advanced performance tuning and workload optimization.

SQL Server Management

Administer enterprise SQL Server environments including high availability configurations, patching, upgrades, and performance optimization.

Product Development Support

Collaborate with engineering teams on schema design, query optimization, stored procedures, and database features required for product development.

Production Support & Reliability

Provide L2/L3 support, troubleshoot production incidents, perform root cause analysis, and ensure high availability of critical database systems.

Database Migration & Modernization

Support database modernization initiatives including migrations from SQL Server to AlloyDB/PostgreSQL and optimization for cloud-native architectures.

Must-Have Skills

Nice-to-Have Skills

BE/B. Tech/MCA or equivalent degree with good academic record

Database Certification will be a plus

Strong hands-on experience administering Google Cloud Platform

GCP certifications (Cloud Architect / Cloud Database Engineer)

Deep expertise with AlloyDB for PostgreSQL

Experience with Terraform or Infrastructure-as-Code tools

Strong Microsoft SQL Server administration experience

Experience with CI/CD pipelines for database deployments

Experience supporting production systems and enterprise workloads

Knowledge of Kubernetes or container platforms

Database performance tuning and query optimization

Good understanding of the tools

Experience in product development environments

Experience in reporting tool.

Experience with large-scale database migrations

Skill Area

Required Skills

GCP Core Administration

GCP project setup and management, IAM (roles, service accounts, least privilege), VPC networking (subnets, firewall rules, private IP), Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud DNS, Cloud NAT, billing, budgets, quotas, and cost optimization

AlloyDB (PostgreSQL‑Compatible)

AlloyDB provisioning and administration, PostgreSQL fundamentals, schema design, indexing, query tuning (EXPLAIN plans), high availability and read replicas, backup/restore and point‑in‑time recovery, monitoring and performance optimization, secure connectivity using AlloyDB connectors and private IP

SQL Server on GCP

SQL Server administration on Compute Engine or Cloud SQL for SQL Server, backup and restore strategies, performance tuning and index maintenance, HA/DR concepts, migrations from on‑prem or other clouds, SQL Server to PostgreSQL/AlloyDB migration awareness, licensing and cost considerations

Compute & Runtime Support

Supporting .NET Core Web APIs on Compute Engine, GKE, or Cloud Run, Linux and Windows OS administration, VM sizing and scaling, container fundamentals (Docker), health checks and failover

CI/CD & DevOps

Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, deployment pipelines for .NET applications, environment management (Dev/QA/Prod), rollback strategies, Secret Manager for application and database secrets

Monitoring & Operations

Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging, alerting for infrastructure and databases, capacity planning, incident response, troubleshooting production issues

Security & Compliance

Secure access to GCP resources and databases, encryption at rest and in transit, Cloud KMS basics, audit logging, access reviews, compliance awareness

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