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# GCP Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** Latitude Inc
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $135,000.0 - $150,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, System Configuration, Continuous Integration, Data Security, Federated Identity Management, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), OpenShift, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Zero Trust Network Access, Runbook, Data Logging, Google Cloud, Build Server, Information Technology, CIS Benchmarks, Terraform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** October 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/job/gcp-cloud-engineer/11516888?handler=ApplyRedirect

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline, or 10 additional years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree.
 * 6+ years setting up, configuring, and using GCP operational tools to meet service levels, performance targets, and compliance requirements.
 * 3+ years of hands-on engineering with GCP core services, including advanced troubleshooting across infrastructure, networking, GKE, and CI/CD pipelines.
 * Hands-on experience with Compute Engine (Red Hat Linux and Windows), GKE, Cloud Run hosting Python services, and GCP IAM, including Workload Identity Federation.
 * Strong proficiency with Terraform, including reusable modules, and with CI/CD tools such as Cloud Build or GitHub Actions.
 * Experience working in environments governed by federal frameworks, including producing architecture diagrams, runbooks, SOPs, and compliance artifacts.
 * Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation (Public Trust)., * Active Public Trust.
 * Current Google Cloud certification, such as Associate Cloud Engineer or a Professional-level certification.
 * Experience supporting federal government programs, especially federal health.
 * Knowledge of regulated environments: FedRAMP, HIPAA, NIST 800-53, CIS benchmarks.
 * Understanding of zero trust principles, boundary protection, segmentation, and secure data flows.
 * Experience with AWS, Azure, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and with Red Hat OpenShift.
 * Experience creating and maintaining VM images and remediating vulnerability scan findings.

## Description

We are hiring a GCP Cloud Engineer to build, automate, and maintain secure Google Cloud Platform environments for a federal health customer. Working under a lead architect, you will provide hands-on implementation and operational support across compute, networking, security, and automation. The role sits on a cloud operations and migration team that supports application and project teams running workloads in the cloud. This position is fully remote in the United States.

What you will do...

 * Build, deploy, and maintain GCP environments across Compute Engine, GKE, and Cloud Run, including Red Hat Linux and Windows virtual machines.
 * Write reusable Terraform modules that enforce secure configurations, and build and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
 * Administer IAM roles and policies, including Workload Identity Federation for keyless authentication from external environments.
 * Configure and use GCP operational tools for monitoring, logging, and alerting so service levels and performance targets are met.
 * Troubleshoot issues across infrastructure, networking, GKE, and pipelines, and produce architecture diagrams, runbooks, SOPs, and compliance artifacts.