GCP Cloud Engineer/Architect (Remote)
About The Position
The GCP Cloud Engineer supports federal cloud modernization initiatives by designing, implementing, and optimizing secure, scalable Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments. The role focuses on professional services delivery, cloud architecture, and hands-on engineering rather than operations and maintenance. The engineer collaborates with application, data, cybersecurity, and DevSecOps teams to enable modern, resilient cloud solutions. This is a customer-facing engineering role with an opportunity to grow into a multi-cloud or multi-OEM subject matter expert. The position is remote and requires U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain a Secret clearance.
Requirements
- 4–6+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience.
- Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Kubernetes/GKE deployment and operations experience.
- Cloud networking expertise, including VPCs, subnets, routing, firewall rules, and load balancing.
- Experience with IAM, service accounts, and organization policies.
- Proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
- Familiarity with Linux, containers, YAML, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong communication and customer-facing skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage ambiguity.
- Must be a U.S. citizen eligible to obtain a Secret clearance.
Nice To Haves
- GCP Professional Architect or Security Engineer certification.
- Experience with BigQuery, Dataflow, Firestore, or Vertex AI.
- Experience with Crossplane, Ansible, or similar automation frameworks.
- Exposure to Splunk, Cribl, Databricks, or similar analytics platforms.
- Knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or federal cloud environments.
- Java application deployment or modernization experience.
- Veteran status is strongly encouraged.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain GCP infrastructure supporting modernization initiatives.
- Architect and deploy Kubernetes (GKE) clusters and supporting services.
- Lead migrations from on-premises environments to cloud-native architectures.
- Design and implement cloud networking solutions, including VPCs, routing, firewalls, and VPN/interconnects.
- Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and Kubernetes-native tooling.
- Implement CI/CD and GitOps workflows using GitHub or GitLab with ArgoCD/Argo Workflows.
- Support data and application platforms including BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Run, Firestore, and Pub/Sub.
- Provide architecture guidance, documentation, and best-practice recommendations.
- Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with federal and enterprise standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
