Senior GCP Cloud Engineer

Senior GCP Cloud Engineer (Terraform, DevOps & Infrastructure Automation)

Total Required Experience in Years: 7%2B Years

Mode of Work: Remote

Seeking an experienced Senior GCP Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, automate, and support enterprise Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in cloud infrastructure automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, cloud networking, identity management, observability, and enterprise cloud modernization.

The consultant will serve as the primary infrastructure engineer for cloud migration initiatives, implementing scalable and secure GCP environments while collaborating with Cloud Architecture, Security, DevOps, and Operations teams. This role also includes operational support, infrastructure governance, and participation in an on-call rotation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and manage enterprise Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure.

• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.

• Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for cloud deployments.

• Configure and manage VPCs, Shared VPCs, networking, compute instances, and storage services.

• Implement cloud security, IAM policies, governance controls, and access management.

• Partner with Security and Infrastructure teams to automate security controls.

• Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure standards, SOPs, and governance documentation.

• Design and implement enterprise monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions.

• Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives.

• Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, and cloud platform issues.

• Perform infrastructure performance tuning and optimization.

• Evaluate emerging GCP services and recommend adoption strategies.

• Collaborate with DevOps, application, infrastructure, and operations teams.

• Provide Tier-2 production support and participate in 24x7 on-call rotation.

• Develop technical documentation, deployment guides, and operational runbooks.

Required Skills:

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

• Google Compute Engine

• Google Cloud Networking

• Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

• Shared VPC

• Cloud Storage

• Identity & Access Management (IAM)

• Terraform

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• DevOps

• CI/CD Pipelines

• GitHub Actions

• Azure DevOps

• GitLab CI

• Bash

• Python

• PowerShell

• YAML

• Cloud Monitoring

• Cloud Logging

• Observability

• Cloud Security

• Infrastructure Automation

• Linux

• Windows Server

• Disaster Recovery

• Business Continuity

• Containers

• Troubleshooting

• Performance Optimization

• Technical Documentation

Preferred Skills:

• Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• Cloud Build

• Anthos

• Secret Manager

• Cloud Armor

• Cloud DNS

• Cloud Load Balancing

• Cloud Operations Suite

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 5%2B years of enterprise infrastructure development experience.

• Minimum 5%2B years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Minimum 5%2B years of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience using Terraform.

• Strong expertise in GCP networking, compute, storage, IAM, and security services.

• Experience building and maintaining enterprise CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong scripting experience using Bash, Python, YAML, and PowerShell.

• Experience supporting enterprise cloud migration and modernization projects.

• Experience with business continuity and disaster recovery solutions.

• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and technical documentation skills.

• Ability to participate in a 24x7 on-call support rotation.

• Ability to successfully pass State, Federal, and CJIS background checks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Certification.

• Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer Certification.

• Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar CI/CD platforms.

• Experience supporting enterprise cloud transformation initiatives.

• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Deliverables:

• GCP Infrastructure Deployments

• Terraform Modules

• Infrastructure as Code Templates

• CI/CD Pipelines

• Cloud Architecture Documentation

• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

• Security & IAM Configurations

• Monitoring & Logging Solutions

• Disaster Recovery Documentation

• Operational Runbooks

• Technical Documentation

• Knowledge Transfer Documentation

Education:

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).