Cloud Engineer - GCP

Improvix•Washington, DC

14d•Hybrid

About The Position

Improvix Technologies is seeking a skilled and forward-thinking GCP Cloud Engineer to join our Federal IT team in Washington, DC. In this hands-on role, you’ll help architect, deploy, and manage secure, scalable, and mission-critical cloud solutions in support of a high-impact federal customer. You’ll work alongside talented engineers, security professionals, and government stakeholders to modernize systems, automate infrastructure, and bring DevOps best practices to life — all within a trusted, cleared environment. If you’re passionate about leveraging Google Cloud Platform to drive operational excellence and digital transformation, this is the opportunity for you.

Requirements

Active Secret clearance (TS preferred).
4+ years of cloud engineering experience , including at least 2 years working in GCP environments.
Strong hands-on expertise with Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, VPC, IAM, GKE, and BigQuery .
Experience building infrastructure with Terraform, Ansible, or Deployment Manager .
Working knowledge of CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Cloud Build.
Solid understanding of Linux administration, networking, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
Experience supporting Agile/Scrum development environments.

Nice To Haves

GCP Professional Cloud Architect or DevOps Engineer certification.
Experience supporting Federal Government programs and ATO processes.
Familiarity with AWS or Azure cloud platforms.
Scripting experience in Python, Bash, or Go .

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure within Google Cloud Platform (GCP) .
Develop and manage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, Deployment Manager, or similar tools.
Support and optimize CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Cloud Build.
Collaborate with developers, cybersecurity experts, and government partners to streamline deployment workflows.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve system performance to ensure uptime, reliability, and SLA compliance .
Implement federal cloud compliance standards (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST) and enforce best practices for security and governance.
Contribute to documentation, automation scripts, and internal knowledge sharing to support continuous improvement.