Google Cloud Platform Cloud Engineer (Strong Terraform)

Client: Wells Fargo 

Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)

We are seeking a highly skilled Google Cloud Platform Cloud Engineer with strong expertise in Terraform to design, build, automate, and manage enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform). The ideal candidate should have experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud networking, security, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud automation in regulated enterprise environments, preferably within the banking or financial services domain.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of overall IT experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform).
• Strong expertise in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience deploying and managing Google Cloud Platform resources using Terraform modules.
• Strong experience with:
  • Compute Engine
  • GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine)
  • Cloud Storage
  • Cloud SQL
  • BigQuery
  • Cloud Functions
  • Pub/Sub
  • Cloud Run
  • VPC
  • IAM
  • Cloud DNS
  • Cloud Load Balancing
  • Cloud NAT
  • Secret Manager
• Experience designing highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of Google Cloud Platform networking concepts.
• Experience implementing IAM roles, service accounts, and security best practices.
• Experience with Git, GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.
• Strong scripting skills in Python or Bash.
• Experience with Linux administration.
• Experience working with CI/CD tools such as:
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Cloud Build
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience implementing monitoring and logging using:
  • Cloud Monitoring
  • Cloud Logging
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform.
• Build reusable Terraform modules following enterprise standards.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines for cloud deployments.
• Configure Google Cloud Platform networking including VPCs, Firewalls, VPNs, Cloud Routers, and Load Balancers.
• Implement cloud security controls and IAM policies.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters (GKE) and containerized applications.
• Collaborate with DevOps, Security, Networking, and Application teams.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost, performance, and security.
• Perform infrastructure troubleshooting and production support.
• Maintain Terraform state management and version control.
• Create technical documentation and deployment runbooks.
• Support disaster recovery and high availability strategies.