Cloud Engineer - GCP

Job Title: Cloud Engineer - GCP
Duration: 12 months
Location: Denver CO (Local Candidates Remote allowed)

Job Summary:

The GCP Cloud Engineer is responsible for implementing cloud architecture and deployment standards as defined by the Cloud Architect and Cloud Operations team with a strong focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This position ensures the reliable provisioning of application hosting environments automation of infrastructure processes and enforcement of security and operational standards. Operating within a DevOps methodology the Cloud Engineer serves as the primary technical lead for projects involving GCP cloud infrastructure and is instrumental in driving strategic cloud adoption and continuous improvement.

Key-skills: GCP Terraform Infrastructure as Code Python CI/CD Cloud Security VPC DevOps Monitoring Azure DevOps

Key Responsibilities:

• Provision and configure VPCs compute instances and cloud environments on GCP using automated repeatable processes.
• Implement designs and standards provided by the Cloud Architect and Cloud Operations team.
• Act as the primary infrastructure point of contact for cloud deployment projects.
• Establish configurations automation scripts and tools to enable efficient cloud services consumption.
• Define publish and ensure adherence to infrastructure standards and procedures adapting them as needed for strategic and tactical goals.
• Collaborate with NetSecOps to evaluate and apply required security controls as per CISO standards using templated/automated methods.
• Analyze GCP services and recommend new features for adoption.
• Manage users organizations groups and access control within GCP based on IAM requirements.
• Build monitoring and reporting systems to meet management and operational oversight needs.
• Define standard operating procedures (SOPs) for using IaaS (via IaC) PaaS and SaaS on GCP.
• Promote cloud platform capabilities and support broader organizational cloud adoption.
• Act as a Tier-2 escalation point for after-hours troubleshooting and break-fix efforts as part of a weekly on-call rotation.
• Interface with third-party vendors to meet work unit and organizational cloud infrastructure goals.
• Lead lifecycle management of cloud resources and drive continuous process improvements within the CloudOps team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of infrastructure development experience with GCP including compute network storage content delivery security deployment and automation technologies.
• At least 5 years of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience using Terraform or similar tools.
• Deep domain expertise across cloud infrastructure areas including IaaS (Linux/Windows) security networking storage containers OSS and business continuity/disaster recovery.
• Experience with large-scale enterprise infrastructure deployments.
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) automation.
• Proficiency in scripting using Python Bash and PowerShell.
• Google Cloud Foundational Certification.
• Must be able to pass Criminal Justice Information and State/Federal background checks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Google Professional Cloud Architect Certification.
• Advanced experience with Terraform.
• Experience with Azure DevOps.