Senior Cloud Engineer – Google Cloud (GCP)

66degrees•Chicago, IL

18h•Remote

About The Position

66degrees is seeking a hands-on Cloud Engineer with strong Google Cloud experience to help migrate enterprise applications and infrastructure from on-premises environments to GCP. The role involves building cloud infrastructure, automating deployments, configuring networking and security, and supporting the migration of Windows-based applications and supporting services. The engineer will work closely with Cloud Architects, Data Architects, application teams, and client technical teams to build reliable, secure, repeatable cloud environments; troubleshoot migration issues; validate infrastructure; and support cutover activities. The position is remote in the United States and is a 26-week contract.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in cloud infrastructure or platform engineering, including hands-on GCP experience.
Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform, particularly Compute Engine, VPC networking, IAM, Cloud Storage, Cloud NAT, and Cloud Load Balancing.
Strong Terraform experience, including writing reusable modules and managing infrastructure deployments.
Experience managing Windows Server environments, particularly Windows Server 2019/2022 and IIS.
Experience with Ansible or similar configuration management tools.
Good understanding of networking concepts, including DNS, routing, firewalls, VPNs, load balancing, and hybrid connectivity.
Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
Experience migrating applications or infrastructure from on-premises environments to the cloud.
Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, networking, and application connectivity.
Comfort working directly with architects, application engineers, and client technical teams.
Applicants must not require visa sponsorship or transfer; the employer cannot sponsor or transfer any visas at this time.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Octopus Deploy.
Experience migrating IIS applications to GCP.
Familiarity with SQL Server infrastructure hosted on Compute Engine.
Experience with Redis, RabbitMQ, or MSMQ.
Experience with Google Cloud Memorystore.
Familiarity with Cloud Armor, VPC Service Controls, and Cloud KMS.
Experience with Datadog monitoring.
Exposure to PCI DSS or other standards (the description is incomplete after “or other”).

Responsibilities

Build and manage GCP infrastructure using Terraform, including projects, VPCs, subnets, firewall rules, Compute Engine instances, storage, and IAM.
Deploy and configure Windows Server virtual machines, including IIS-hosted applications and supporting infrastructure.
Automate Windows server configuration, OS hardening, and IIS setup using Ansible.
Configure GCP networking components, including Cloud NAT, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud Armor, and connectivity to on-premises systems.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, including application deployments using Octopus Deploy.
Support migration of enterprise applications, Windows services, and SQL Server infrastructure to Google Compute Engine.
Configure and troubleshoot application connectivity, DNS, firewall rules, and external integrations.
Help migrate caching and messaging infrastructure, including Redis, RabbitMQ, and MSMQ.
Implement cloud security controls, including IAM, Cloud KMS, encryption, and VPC Service Controls where required.
Configure monitoring and logging using GCP-native tools and Datadog.
Work with architects and application teams to troubleshoot migration issues, validate infrastructure, and support cutover activities.
Document infrastructure configurations, deployment procedures, and operational handover details.