Google Cloud Platform Engineer

Job ID 2616744

Location Washington, DC, US

Date Posted 2026-09-11

Category Software

Subcategory SW Engineer

Schedule Full-Time

Shift Day Job

Travel No

Minimum Clearance Required None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE

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.