Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) Engineer

Description:
On-site in Washington, DC

Our client seeks a mid-level Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) Engineer to administer and support production Google Cloud Platform environments, drive automation, and assist with migration initiatives. The role emphasizes hands-on engineering across IAM, networking, monitoring, Infrastructure as Code, integration, and application support. Experience with data engineering and analytics platforms is a strong plus. Candidates must be able to work onsite full time. Remote options may be considered based on skills, qualifications, and availability during the 7AM-7PM Eastern support window.

This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $50.00 to $58.00/hr. w2

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Responsibilities:

• Administer Google Cloud Platform organizations, folders, projects, and billing.
• Manage IAM roles, service accounts, and access controls using least-privilege.
• Configure and maintain VPCs, firewall rules, VPNs, and hybrid connectivity.
• Monitor platform health using Cloud Monitoring, Logging, and Alerting.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root-cause analysis across environments.
• Design, deploy, and maintain infrastructure using Terraform and Deployment Manager where applicable.
• Automate operations using Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Workflows, and Cloud Scheduler.
• Develop and maintain Python and shell scripts to reduce manual effort.
• Support on-premises to Google Cloud Platform and cloud-to-cloud migrations including planning and execution.
• Analyze workloads and dependencies, and execute data, application, and infrastructure migrations.
• Support cutovers, post-migration stabilization, and optimization.
• Integrate Google Cloud Platform with identity platforms, CI/CD pipelines, SaaS, and internal applications.
• Support API-based and event-driven integrations using REST and Pub/Sub.
• Collaborate with security, networking, and application teams on hybrid and multi-cloud patterns.
• Support applications on Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, and App Engine.
• Assist with environment provisioning, deployment pipelines, and performance tuning.
• Review architectures for scalability, resilience, security, and cost efficiency.
• Strong plus: support data platforms such as BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, and Dataflow.

Experience Requirements:

• 3-6 years of hands-on experience working with Google Cloud Platform in production.
• Proven experience administering and supporting core Google Cloud Platform services.
• Operational experience with IAM, networking, monitoring, and incident response.
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and scripting in Python and/or shell.
• Experience supporting migrations and post-migration optimization.
• Strong plus: exposure to data engineering and analytics workloads.
• Active Public Trust or ability to obtain a Public Trust is a strong plus.

Education Requirements:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Google Cloud certifications are a plus but not required.

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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

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