GCP Engineer

TEKsystems•Charlotte, NC

6d•$50 - $65•Hybrid

About The Position

TEKsystems is currently looking for a GCP Infrastructure Deployment Engineer that will be responsible for deploying new GCP environments using Terraform, provisioning foundational cloud infrastructure, and providing L2 support during onboarding and deployment activities. This role requires strong hands-on experience with GCP services, terraform modules, and infrastructure-as-code workflows, along with working knowledge of GKE to support teams leveraging Kubernetes-based workloads. Engineers will ensure deployments meet organizational standards, troubleshoot issues across IAM, networking, APIs, and Terraform execution, and collaborate with platform teams to maintain consistent, compliant provisioning patterns.

Requirements

Terraform expertise - modules, state management, debugging failed plan/apply runs.
GCP infrastructure - project creation, IAM, VPC networking, service accounts, APIs, logging/monitoring.
GKE knowledge - understanding of cluster architecture, workloads, IAM, networking, and basic troubleshooting.
Infrastructure provisioning -deploying new GCP projects and environments using standardized landing zone patterns.
Troubleshooting - IAM permission issues, API enablement, quota limits, network connectivity, Terraform errors.
CI/CD familiarity -Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, Jenkins for infra-automation.
Scripting - Bash or Python for automation and tooling.
Cloud governance understanding - org policies, folder structure, billing linkage, compliance requirements.
L2 support experience - resolving deployment blockers and assisting app teams with onboarding.
Communication & collaboration - working with platform teams, app teams, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Deploy new GCP projects using Terraform modules and standardized blueprints.
Provision core infrastructure: VPCs, subnets, firewall rules, routes, IAM roles, service accounts, Cloud Storage, logging/monitoring sinks, and required APIs.
Execute and troubleshoot Terraform plan/apply runs, resolving issues with state, providers, permissions, and module configuration.
Ensure deployments comply with landing zone standards, naming conventions, org policies, and security controls.
Validate and configure network connectivity (VPC peering, DNS, routing).
Provide L2 support for deployment failures, IAM issues, API enablement, quota problems, and onboarding questions.
Support teams using GKE by assisting with basic troubleshooting, IAM alignment, networking, and workload onboarding considerations.
Work within CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure automation (Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
Maintain and update Terraform modules, variables, and reusable patterns.
Document deployment steps, resolutions, and improvements to provisioning workflows.
Communicate progress, blockers, and resolutions to platform teams and stakeholders.