Google Cloud Engineer

Markon•Herndon, VA

2d•$170,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Markon is seeking an experienced Google Cloud Engineer to support an Intelligence Community client in Chantilly, Virginia. The role designs, deploys, secures, and maintains scalable Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure for mission-critical enterprise applications and emerging technical initiatives. It combines hands-on cloud engineering, infrastructure automation, Linux administration, and cloud security to deliver reliable, high-performing solutions and support application modernization, migration, and operational resilience. The engineer will build and operate GCP environments and services, automate infrastructure with Terraform, implement security controls, and monitor performance and system health. The position also supports cloud migrations, containerized applications, capacity planning, troubleshooting, and collaboration with cybersecurity, engineering, and mission teams to improve reliability and meet mission requirements.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP).
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Approximately 5 or more years of relevant systems, infrastructure, or cloud engineering experience, including hands-on GCP experience.
Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining GCP infrastructure, including Compute Engine, GKE, and Cloud Storage.
Experience developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or comparable automation tools.
Strong knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, firewall configurations, and least-privilege security principles.
Hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting Linux operating systems, including system services, permissions, processes, and networking.
Experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting containerized applications and Kubernetes environments.
Experience implementing cloud monitoring, logging, alerting, and infrastructure performance optimization.
Understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, subnets, and secure connectivity.
Familiarity with software engineering fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and object-oriented programming concepts.
Experience identifying infrastructure risks, resolving technical issues, and improving system reliability and availability.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills, including the ability to collaborate across engineering, security, and mission teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting cloud infrastructure in classified or highly regulated environments, including Intelligence Community mission systems.
Experience with additional GCP services such as VPC, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud DNS, Cloud SQL, Artifact Registry, and Secret Manager.
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Cloud Build, or similar tools.
Proficiency with Python, Bash, or other scripting languages for cloud infrastructure automation and operational support.
Experience supporting on-premises-to-cloud migrations, hybrid cloud architectures, and application modernization initiatives.
Familiarity with Google Cloud security services, organization policies, audit logging, and compliance requirements.
Experience with Kubernetes administration, container orchestration, and cloud-native application deployment patterns.
Knowledge of SRE principles, high availability, disaster recovery, and automated infrastructure monitoring.
Experience optimizing cloud resource utilization, infrastructure costs, and application performance.
Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, DevSecOps practices, and collaborative infrastructure engineering workflows.
Professional certifications such as Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer, Professional Cloud Security Engineer, or Professional Cloud Network Engineer.

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, configure, and maintain scalable GCP environments for mission-critical applications and enterprise systems.
Build and manage cloud infrastructure using Google Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Storage, and other core GCP services.
Develop and maintain Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code solutions to automate cloud provisioning, configuration, and infrastructure management.
Implement and maintain cloud security controls, including IAM, least-privilege access, network firewalls, and secure connectivity.
Monitor infrastructure performance, availability, and system health using Google Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, and related observability tools.
Identify vulnerabilities, performance bottlenecks, single points of failure, and operational risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
Support application migration and modernization from on-premises infrastructure to Google Cloud.
Develop and maintain cloud-native solutions supporting application deployment, integration, and operational requirements.
Manage scaling, capacity planning, configuration, and resource optimization to maintain performance and cost efficiency.
Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement secure cloud architectures and strengthen infrastructure security standards.
Coordinate infrastructure deployments, upgrades, and service implementations to minimize downtime and operational disruption.
Establish technical requirements, acceptance criteria, and implementation priorities with mission stakeholders and engineering teams.
Troubleshoot Linux systems, networking configurations, cloud services, and containerized applications.
Improve automation, monitoring coverage, operational procedures, and infrastructure documentation.
Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend improvements to reliability, scalability, and mission effectiveness.
Support multidisciplinary engineering teams using systems engineering principles, software development fundamentals, and cloud architecture best practices.