Google Cloud Platform Engineer / Cloud Architect

Billow Co
Sacramento, United States of America
7 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Sacramento, United States of America

Tech stack

Audit Trail
Google BigQuery
Cloud Computing
Cloud Storage
Continuous Integration
Software Debugging
Software Design Patterns
DevOps
Github
Network Topologies
Identity and Access Management
Performance Tuning
Security Information and Event Management
Google Cloud Platform
HybridCloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Containerization
Kubernetes
Microsoft Sentinel
CIS Benchmarks
Firewall Services Module
Terraform
Docker

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Google Cloud Platform Engineer / Cloud Architect to design, implement, and manage a secure, scalable, and compliant Google Cloud Platform infrastructure for a large government client. The ideal candidate will possess deep hands-on expertise in Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform), strong architecture and troubleshooting capabilities, and proven experience in building enterprise-grade cloud environments aligned with security, governance, and compliance standards., 1. Google Cloud Platform Architecture

  • Design and implement enterprise-grade Google Cloud Platform infrastructure architecture
  • Define organization hierarchy (Organization, Folders, Projects) aligned with business units
  • Establish multi-project and multi-environment strategies (Dev/UAT/Prod)
  • Design and implement network topologies (Hub-Spoke models)
  • Ensure alignment with security, compliance, and governance standards, * Implement Organization Policies, constraints, and governance guardrails
  • Configure Security Command Center (SCC), Cloud Armor, and VPC Service Controls
  • Enable audit logging, monitoring, and compliance frameworks
  • Ensure compliance with government standards (NIST, CIS, FedRAMP-like frameworks)

Requirements

  • IAM, Organization Policies
  • VPC, Shared VPC, Firewall rules
  • Compute Engine, GKE
  • Cloud Storage, BigQuery

Deep understanding of:

  • Google Cloud Platform Landing Zone design patterns
  • Enterprise cloud governance frameworks, * Security Command Center (SCC)
  • VPC Service Controls
  • Cloud Armor

Knowledge of:

  • CIS Benchmarks
  • NIST and government compliance frameworks

DevOps & Automation

  • Strong experience in:

  • Terraform (mandatory)

  • CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions preferred)

Experience with:

  • Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes / GKE)

Troubleshooting & Problem Solving

  • Proven ability to:

  • Debug complex cloud environments

  • Perform root cause analysis (RCA)

  • Optimize system performance and reliability, * Google Cloud Platform Professional Cloud Architect Certification (Highly Preferred)

  • Experience working in government or regulated environments

  • Experience integrating Google Cloud Platform with SIEM tools (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel), * Strong communication and documentation skills

  • Ability to work effectively in client-facing roles

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset

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