Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Engineer

Description

Job Summary: We are seeking a mid-level Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Engineer with strong, hands-on experience across cloud administration, automation, system integration, and application support. This role supports production GCP environments and participates in cloud migration initiatives, including on-premises to cloud and cloud-to-cloud migrations.

This position prioritizes real-world, operational experience over certifications. While Google Cloud certifications are valued, demonstrated hands-on experience designing, deploying, automating, migrating, and supporting GCP workloads in production environments carries significantly more weight.

Experience with data engineering and analytics platforms is a strong plus but not a strict requirement for candidates with a proven track record of strong GCP engineering experience.

Must be able to work onsite on a full-time basis! Remote positions will be considered depending on skills, qualifications, and availability during 7AM-7PM Eastern support window.

Qualifications

Job Role Specific Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years of experience or Master’s Degree and 3+ years of experience

GCP Administration & Operations

• Administer and support GCP organizations, folders, projects, and billing
• Manage IAM roles, service accounts, and access controls using least-privilege principles
• Configure and maintain VPC networks, firewall rules, VPNs, and hybrid connectivity
• Monitor platform health using Cloud Monitoring, Logging, and Alerting
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root-cause analysis

Support environments across development, test, staging, and production

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

• Design, deploy, and maintain infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
• Terraform (preferred)
• Deployment Manager (where applicable)
• Automate operational and lifecycle tasks using:
• Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Workflows and Cloud Scheduler
• Develop and maintain scripts using Python and/or shell scripting
• Reduce manual effort through standardization and automation

Cloud Migration & Modernization

• Support cloud migration initiatives, including:
• On premises to Google Cloud migrations
• Cloud-to-cloud migrations (e.g., AWS or Azure to GCP)
• Assist with:
• Migration planning and execution
• Workload and dependency analysis
• Data, application, and infrastructure migrations
• Support cutovers, post-migration stabilization, and optimization

Help modernize legacy workloads into cloud-native or hybrid architectures

Integration & Platform Engineering

• Integrate GCP services with enterprise systems such as:
• Identity platforms (Google Workspace, Active Directory, SSO)
• CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling
• SaaS and internal applications
• Support API-based and event-driven integrations using REST and Pub/Sub
• Collaborate with security, networking, and application teams
• Assist with hybrid and multi-cloud integration patterns

Application & Development Support

• Support applications deployed on:
• Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run and App Engine
• Assist development teams with:
• Environment provisioning
• Deployment pipelines
• Performance and reliability tuning
• Review cloud architectures for scalability, resilience, security, and cost

Data & Analytics (Strong Plus)

• Support data platforms such as:
• BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Dataflow
• Assist with data ingestion pipelines and analytics workloads
• Understand basic data governance, access controls, and performance tuning

Required skills and qualifications:

• Active public trust and/or DOT on-boarded is a strong plus
• 3-6 years of hands-on experience working with Google Cloud Platform in production environments
• Proven experience administering and supporting GCP services

Note: Candidate must be a U.S. citizen or green card holder who has resided in the U.S. for at least 3 years and the ability to obtain public trust Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

This position prioritizes real-world, operational experience over certifications. While Google Cloud certifications are valued, demonstrated hands-on experience designing, deploying, automating, migrating, and supporting GCP workloads in production environments carries significantly more weight.

Experience with data engineering and analytics platforms is a strong plus but not a strict requirement for candidates with a proven track record of strong GCP engineering experience.

Must be able to work onsite on a full-time basis! Remote positions will be considered depending on skills, qualifications, and availability during 7AM-7PM Eastern support window.

Qualifications

Job Role Specific Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years of experience or Master’s Degree and 3+ years of experience

GCP Administration & Operations

• Administer and support GCP organizations, folders, projects, and billing
• Manage IAM roles, service accounts, and access controls using least-privilege principles
• Configure and maintain VPC networks, firewall rules, VPNs, and hybrid connectivity
• Monitor platform health using Cloud Monitoring, Logging, and Alerting
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root-cause analysis, * Active public trust and/or DOT on-boarded is a strong plus
• 3-6 years of hands-on experience working with Google Cloud Platform in production environments
• Proven experience administering and supporting GCP services

Note: Candidate must be a U.S. citizen or green card holder who has resided in the U.S. for at least 3 years and the ability to obtain public trust Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.