Google Cloud Platform Cloud Engineer

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

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Able to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

GCP
GKE
Kubernetes
Terraform

Job Details

Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled Google Cloud Platform Engineer to design, implement, and manage scalable cloud solutions on the Google Cloud Platform. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform services, strong DevOps or infrastructure-as-code skills, and a solid understanding of cloud-native application deployment and management.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and implement cloud infrastructure solutions using Google Cloud Platform services (e.g., Compute Engine, Cloud Run, GKE, Cloud Functions).

Develop automation scripts using Terraform, Deployment Manager, or Cloud Build for infrastructure provisioning and CI/CD.

Implement and manage cloud security, IAM policies, and VPC networking.

Monitor and optimize Google Cloud Platform workloads for performance, availability, and cost.

Support cloud-native application deployments using containers (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

Collaborate with software engineers, architects, and DevOps teams to deliver scalable and reliable systems.

Set up and manage observability tools (e.g., Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, Stackdriver, PrometheGrafana).

Required Skills and Qualifications:

3+ years of experience with Google Cloud Platform.

Proficiency in Google Cloud Platform core services: Compute, Networking, IAM, Storage, BigQuery, and Pub/Sub.

Strong experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform or Google Cloud Platform Deployment Manager.

Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (GKE preferred).

Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Cloud Build, etc.

Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices and compliance standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

Google Cloud Professional Certification (e.g., Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Architect).

Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud deployments.

Familiarity with serverless architectures (Cloud Functions, Cloud Run).

Experience with Cloud SQL, Firestore, or other Google Cloud Platform-managed databases.

Familiarity with data engineering or AI/ML services on Google Cloud Platform is a plus.

Education:

Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

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