Technical Lead
India
Job Description
Technical Lead
Bengaluru, Karnataka

Job Summary

To be responsible for managing technology in projects and providing technical guidance / solutions for work completion

Key Responsibilities

Cloud & Infrastructure

  • Design, build, and operate production-ready infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Manage and optimize GCP services such as GKE, Compute Engine, Cloud Load Balancing, VPC, IAM, Cloud Storage, and Cloud Monitoring.
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for repeatable, version-controlled deployments.

Kubernetes & Microservices

  • Deploy, manage, and operate Kubernetes workloads on GKE for microservices-based applications.
  • Implement best practices for container orchestration, scaling, high availability, and fault tolerance.
  • Support development teams with microservices deployment, rollout strategies (blue-green, canary), and troubleshooting.

CI/CD & Automation

  • Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for building, testing, and deploying containerized applications.
  • Automate Docker image builds, security scans, and Kubernetes deployments.
  • Collaborate with development teams to standardize deployment pipelines and release processes.

Security & Reliability

  • Implement security best practices including IAM policies, secrets management, certificate management, and secure communication between services.
  • Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance tuning of cloud and Kubernetes environments.
  • Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Observability & Operations

  • Set up and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting using Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Prometheus, and Grafana.
  • Provide visibility into system health, performance metrics, and application behavior.
  • Optimize cost, performance, and resource utilization across GCP services.

Skill Requirements

  • Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Experience managing Kubernetes (GKE) in production environments.
  • Proficiency in Terraform or similar IaC tools.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitHub Actions.
  • Solid understanding of Docker and container-based deployments.
  • Knowledge of cloud security, IAM, certificates, and secrets management.
  • Experience with monitoring, alerting, and operational best practices (CloudOps/SRE fundamentals).
  • Understanding of microservices architecture and cloud-native design principles.

 

Other Requirements

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Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 226,300 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending December 2025 totaled $14.5 billion.

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