Sr Google Cloud Platform Engineer

  • Springfield, MO
  • Posted 1 day ago | Updated 1 day ago

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Full Time
Accepts corp to corp applications
Able to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

Configuration Management
CircleCI
Bash
Ansible
Continuous Delivery
Cloud Computing
Continuous Integration and Development
Google Cloud
Docker
Google Cloud Platform
Communication
Continuous Integration
Network
HIPAA
Network Security
Progress Chef

Job Details

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Key Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Automation & Management:

  • Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure using Google Cloud Platform services.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and scaling using Terraform or Google Cloud Deployment Manager.
  • Manage Google Cloud Platform resources such as Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Functions, and BigQuery to support development teams.

CI/CD Pipeline Management:

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
  • Integrate pipelines with Google Cloud Platform tools like Cloud Build, Cloud Source Repositories, or third-party tools like Jenkins.
  • Ensure optimized pipelines for faster builds and deployments.

Monitoring & Incident Management:

  • Implement and manage cloud monitoring/logging with Dynatrace, Stackdriver Monitoring, Logging, and Trace.
  • Monitor infrastructure health and resolve issues with minimal downtime.
  • Set up alerting and create runbooks for incident resolution.

Security & Compliance:

  • Apply security best practices including IAM, encryption, and network policies.
  • Ensure compliance with GDPR, CCPA, PCI-DSS, and internal security standards.
  • Perform vulnerability assessments and regular patching.

Collaboration & Support:

  • Work with development teams to design cloud-native applications.
  • Collaborate with cloud architects on best practices for continuous integration and deployment.
  • Provide day-to-day support for dev, QA, and production environments.

Cost Optimization:

  • Monitor cloud usage and suggest cost-saving strategies like right-sizing, preemptible VMs, and auto-scaling.

Tooling & Scripting:

  • Develop scripts in Python, Bash, or PowerShell to automate cloud tasks.
  • Use tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet for configuration management.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

Experience:

  • 3+ years as a DevOps or Cloud Engineer
  • Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform services: Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, etc.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools: Terraform, Deployment Manager, Ansible

Technical Skills:

  • Strong understanding of CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Cloud Build
  • Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, etc.)
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
  • Familiar with Google Cloud Platform networking, security, IAM, and monitoring

Cloud & DevOps Tools:

  • Experience with Git, Artifact Registry, Cloud Source Repositories
  • Understanding of DevOps principles: CI/CD, IaC, Monitoring, Alerting

Security & Compliance:

  • Knowledge of IAM, network security, encryption
  • Familiarity with compliance standards like GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI

Soft Skills:

  • Problem-solving mindset
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced, cross-functional teams

Preferred Certifications:

  • Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer (preferred)
  • Google Professional Cloud Architect or Associate Cloud Engineer
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or similar DevOps certs

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