GCP Application Technical Specialist

Skill or Category

Mandatory / Non-Mandatory

Evaluation Focus

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Mandatory

Hands-on experience with core GCP services such as Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Storage, IAM, VPC, and networking.

CI/CD Pipelines

Mandatory

Designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Cloud Build, GitLab, or similar tools.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Mandatory

Terraform, Deployment Manager, Config Connector, infrastructure provisioning, and environment automation. [Google Pro...aC) on GCP | Viva Learning]

Kubernetes & Containerization

Mandatory

GKE, Docker, container orchestration, deployment strategies, scaling, and troubleshooting containerised workloads. [Google Pro...Strategies | Viva Learning], [Google Pro...Strategies | Viva Learning]

DevOps & Automation

Mandatory

Build automation, release automation, scripting, configuration management, and deployment optimisation.

Linux & Scripting

Mandatory

Linux administration, Shell scripting, Python, automation, and operational troubleshooting.

Monitoring & Observability

Mandatory

Cloud Monitoring, Logging, Grafana, Prometheus, alerting, dashboards, and operational visibility. [cloud.google.com], [partner.sk...lls.google]

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Mandatory

SLIs, SLOs, SLAs, incident management, reliability engineering, error budgets, and post-mortem analysis. [Google Pro...ons of SRE | Viva Learning], [Google Pro...a Service | Viva Learning]

Cloud Security & IAM

Mandatory

IAM, secrets management, network security, compliance controls, DevSecOps practices, and security automation.

Troubleshooting & Problem Solving

Mandatory

Incident diagnosis, root cause analysis, production support, performance optimisation, and outage management.

Git & Source Control

Mandatory

Git workflows, branching strategies, repository management, and code review practices.

Agile & DevOps Practices

Preferred / Non-Mandatory

Scrum, Kanban, sprint delivery, DevOps culture, and collaborative ways of working.

Multi-Cloud (Azure/AWS)

Preferred / Non-Mandatory

Exposure to Azure or AWS environments and multi-cloud deployment strategies.

Skill or Category

Mandatory / Non-Mandatory

Evaluation Focus

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Mandatory

Hands-on experience with core GCP services such as Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Storage, IAM, VPC, and networking.

CI/CD Pipelines

Mandatory

Designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Cloud Build, GitLab, or similar tools.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Mandatory

Terraform, Deployment Manager, Config Connector, infrastructure provisioning, and environment automation. [Google Pro...aC) on GCP | Viva Learning]

Kubernetes & Containerization

Mandatory

GKE, Docker, container orchestration, deployment strategies, scaling, and troubleshooting containerised workloads. [Google Pro...Strategies | Viva Learning], [Google Pro...Strategies | Viva Learning]

DevOps & Automation

Mandatory

Build automation, release automation, scripting, configuration management, and deployment optimisation.

Linux & Scripting

Mandatory

Linux administration, Shell scripting, Python, automation, and operational troubleshooting.

Monitoring & Observability

Mandatory

Cloud Monitoring, Logging, Grafana, Prometheus, alerting, dashboards, and operational visibility. [cloud.google.com], [partner.sk...lls.google]

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Mandatory

SLIs, SLOs, SLAs, incident management, reliability engineering, error budgets, and post-mortem analysis. [Google Pro...ons of SRE | Viva Learning], [Google Pro...a Service | Viva Learning]

Cloud Security & IAM

Mandatory

IAM, secrets management, network security, compliance controls, DevSecOps practices, and security automation.

Troubleshooting & Problem Solving

Mandatory

Incident diagnosis, root cause analysis, production support, performance optimisation, and outage management.

Git & Source Control

Mandatory

Git workflows, branching strategies, repository management, and code review practices.

Agile & DevOps Practices

Preferred / Non-Mandatory

Scrum, Kanban, sprint delivery, DevOps culture, and collaborative ways of working.

Multi-Cloud (Azure/AWS)

Preferred / Non-Mandatory

Exposure to Azure or AWS environments and multi-cloud deployment strategies.