Senior Cloud Engineer (GCP – Infrastructure & Kubernetes)

Position Description:

This role is hybrid and requires you to be at our downtown Toronto and/or Client office at a minimum 2 days per week - subject to change at any time.
At CGI were at the forefront of helping financial institutions modernize and scale through cloud-enabled IP solutions.
We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to design deploy and secure cloud infrastructure supporting CGIs next-generation financial products. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on experience with VM-based deployments Kubernetes (GKE) Terraform automation and cloud security.
In this role you will act as a cloud subject matter expert (SME) collaborating with solution architects product engineering teams and platform security leads to host scalable resilient and compliant cloud workloads for CGIs IP solutions.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Cloud Solution Design & Deployment
. Design and implement secure scalable GCP-based infrastructure for CGIs IPs environments leveraging Compute Engine VPC design and hybrid network architectures.
. Architect and operate Kubernetes clusters (GKE) to support multi-tenant and high-availability applications.
. Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform ensuring automation reusability and compliance with CGI standards.
. Collaborate with DevOps and product engineering teams to integrate infrastructure provisioning into CI/CD pipelines.
Operations & Optimization
. Manage and optimize production pre-prod and test environments for reliability scalability and cost efficiency.
. Implement cloud monitoring logging and observability solutions.
. Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and drive continuous improvement in performance and reliability.
Security & Governance
. Apply cloud security best practices.
. Partner with CGIs security and compliance teams to ensure infrastructure aligns with relevant standards and internal governance.
. Conduct regular risk assessments vulnerability reviews and remediation for cloud workloads.
Leadership & Enablement
. Serve as a GCP SME providing guidance on design patterns automation standards and deployment practices.
. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to CGIs Cloud Engineering Playbook and Reusable Infrastructure Modules Library.
. Collaborate with architecture and platform teams to evolve CGIs cloud blueprint.
. Stay ahead of emerging GCP technologies and contribute to multi-cloud capability assessments (AWS Azure).

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Required Qualifications to be Successful in this Role
. 7 years of experience in cloud engineering DevOps or infrastructure automation.
. Expert-level knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services Compute Engine IAM VPC Cloud Storage Cloud SQL GKE networking etc.
. Advanced proficiency in Terraform including custom modules remote state and environment automation.
. Strong Kubernetes expertise GKE cluster management Helm workload scaling and troubleshooting.
. Proven understanding of cloud security compliance and identity management in enterprise environments.
. Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins
. Scripting proficiency in Python and Bash.
. Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with product architecture and operations teams.
Preferred Qualifications
. GCP Professional Certifications: Cloud Architect DevOps Engineer or Security Engineer.
. Familiarity with AWS or Azure cloud services.
. Experience in SaaS product environments or multi-tenant application deployments.
. Exposure to observability and service mesh frameworks (Istio Envoy).
. Experience in regulated environments such as banking or financial services.
Skills / Attributes for Success
. Client and product-oriented mindset with a focus on reliability automation and scalability.
. Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
. Collaborative approach to working across global multi-disciplinary teams.
. Passion for innovation continuous improvement and technical excellence.
. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Use of the term engineering in this job posting refers to the technical sense related to Information Technology (IT) and does not imply that the individual practices engineering or possesses the requisite license as prescribed by the applicable provincial or territorial engineering regulator. We are seeking individuals with expertise in IT engineering-related functions but licensure from an engineering regulator is not a prerequisite for this position. Engineering is a regulated profession in Canada which is restricted in terms of use of titles and designation.

Skills:

• Dev/Tools Infrastructure Supp
• DevOps
• Financial Services
• Google Cloud Platform
• Incident Management
• Infrastructure architecture
• Kubernetes
• Network Operations Control
• SQL
• System Mgt (Monitoring/Sched)
• Systems Engineering
• Technical Analysis

What you can expect from us:

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Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

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