Job Title: GKE SME
Location – Remote
Contract
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
Migration Leadership & Architecture
• Lead the end-to-end migration of applications and APIs from Tanzu PCF to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
• Define the migration blueprint including cluster architecture, networking, security, and workload patterns
• Partner with engineering teams to evaluate current PCF workloads and design the optimal target state in GKE
Technical Enablement & Best Practices
• Mentor and guide teams on Kubernetes fundamentals, containerization, service mesh, CI/CD, and GCP-native services
• Create templates, reusable components, and standardized deployment patterns for GKE
• Conduct technical workshops, training sessions, and architecture review forums
Hands-On Development & Troubleshooting
• Provide hands-on support in refactoring Java Spring Boot and Python applications for Kubernetes
• Optimize container builds, resource usage, autoscaling, and observability
• Troubleshoot platform, networking, and service-level issues in GKE clusters
• Work closely with DevOps and Cloud Engineering to integrate pipelines and IaC
Operational Excellence