GCP Cloud Engineer - REMOTE in US

NTT DATA Services•Plano, TX

2d•Remote

About The Position

NTT DATA is seeking a GCP Cloud Engineer to join their team. This role supports a 24/7 operations production support model and involves provisioning, configuring, and maintaining cloud infrastructure across multiple platforms including OCI, AWS, Azure, and GCP. The engineer will be responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving incidents, implementing monitoring and alerting solutions, leading root cause analysis, and executing maintenance activities. Automation is a key aspect, including developing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates and using scripting to automate tasks. Security and compliance are also critical, requiring adherence to best practices, managing IAM policies, and supporting compliance efforts. The role involves collaboration with various teams, mentoring junior engineers, and creating technical documentation. This is a remote position within the US.

Requirements

3+ years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering, operations, and/or support (provisioning, configuring, securing, supporting, and optimizing cloud-native and hybrid workloads in AWS, Azure, GCP, and/or OCI)
3+ years multi-cloud experience (must have hands-on in at least 2 of AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI; familiarity in all is preferred.)
Experience in scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and automation tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates, etc.).
Must be a US citizen or Green card holder.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity in all cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provision, configure, and maintain cloud infrastructure across OCI and AWS, Azure, GCP.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve incidents, performance issues, and service outages in production and staging environments.
Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure high availability and reliability.
Lead root cause analysis and post-mortem documentation for major incidents.
Execute patch management, upgrades, and regular maintenance activities.
Develop and maintain backup, disaster recovery, and failover strategies and operations.
Participate in on-call rotation and after-hours support as required.
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM, or OCI Resource Manager.
Use scripting (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) to automate repetitive tasks and operational processes.
Champion the use of configuration management tools and assist in DevOps pipeline integrations.
Recommend and implement cost optimization, resource utilization, and rightsizing strategies.
Ensure adherence to security best practices, including least-privilege access, encryption, and network segmentation.
Implement and manage identity and access management (IAM) policies and roles.
Monitor, identify, and remediate security vulnerabilities reported by scanning tools or external advisories.
Support compliance efforts related to customer and regulatory requirements (TxRAMP, ISO, SOC2, etc.).
Work closely with application, security, and network teams for solution delivery and support.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance as needed.
Create and update technical documentation, runbooks, and SOPs.
Participate in client calls to provide technical input when required.