Google Cloud Platform Cloud Engineer/Architect

Job ID: CO-10999740

Remote/Local Google Cloud Platform Cloud Engineer/Architect (15+) with Terraform, Google Cloud Platform Foundation Services, Python, Bash, PowerShell, Azure DevOps, IAM, NetSecOps, VPC, IaC, SOPs, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS Experience

Location: Denver CO (CO OIT)
Duration: 12 Months

Candidate Must Be Local

Skills:
Skills Others Infrastructure as Code At least five (5) years of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience in Terraform or similar. Proficient (4-6 Years) Yes
Skills Others Infrastructure Development At least five (5) years of infrastructure development experience with hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform foundation services. Proficient (4-6 Years) Yes
Skills Others Python/Bash/Powershell Scripting skills in Python, Bash, and PowerShell Yes
Skills Others Terraform Experience with Terraform No
Certifications Others Google Cloud Certification Foundational Google Cloud Certification Yes
Certifications Others Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Certification Professional Cloud Architect Certification No

Job Description:
The Google Cloud Platform Cloud Engineer is responsible for implementing the designs and standards provided by the Cloud Architect and established by the Cloud Operations team as a whole and deploying application hosting environments using repeatable templates/tools/processes, with a primary focus on the Google Cloud Platform cloud platform within a DevOps structured team and methodology. Additionally, based on guidance by the Cloud Architect, configurations, automation, and tools that will allow cloud services to be consumed in an efficient manner should be established. Ultimately, the Cloud Engineer is the primary resource assigned to projects targeted for cloud deployment. They are responsible for provisioning the application hosting environments and associated monitoring and reporting to accomplish project objectives while acting as the primary infrastructure point of contact on such projects.
They are also responsible for crafting, publishing, socializing, and overseeing adherence to the standards they establish and modifying them to achieve the strategic goals of OIT, and the tactical needs of the applications deployed to the cloud. In addition, they will drive continuous improvement within the CloudOps team, as well as lifecycle management and exploration into evolving cloud-based solutions. They handle the day-to-day interactions with vendors partnered with to help meet work unit and organizational objectives. The engineer will be required to participate in a weekly after-hours on-call rotation. While on call, the Engineer will need to be available to assist in troubleshooting or resolve any production break-fix issues after hours. Individuals selected for this position will also need to complete agency background checks, which may include but not be limited to Criminal Justice Information and State and Federal background checks.
Some of the primary duties and responsibilities include:
Configure and deploy VPC environments and cloud instances as designed by the Cloud Architect to meet the needs across all hosted workloads
Evaluate and collaborate with NetSecOps team to establish security controls necessary to meet policy and standards from the CISO, ideally in a templated and automated manner
Analyze and recommend new Google Cloud Platform capabilities for consideration for adoption
Manage users/orgs/groups/access within the cloud platform, based on requirements defined by IAM team
Create monitoring and reporting capabilities to meet management needs of cloud platform
Define and document standards and procedures (SOPs) for consumption of IaaS (via IaC), PaaS, and SaaS on Google Cloud Platform
Communicate/advocate capabilities of the cloud platform to drive adoption
Act as Tier-2 escalation point for on-call/break-fix efforts, to diagnose and resolve incidents and problems with cloud-based systems
Work with NetSecOps resources to ensure network security policy is established in a consistent, repeatable and automated manner

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
At least five (5) years of infrastructure development experience with hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform foundation services related to computing, network, storage, content delivery, administration and security, deployment and management, and automation technologies.
At least five (5) years of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience in Terraform or similar.
Deep domain expertise in cloud infrastructure solutions (i.e. Windows and Linux IaaS, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Security, Management, Storage, Networking, OSS, containers, and Infrastructure as code technology), breadth of technical experience, and technical aptitude to learn and adjust to new technologies and cloud trends required.
Experience and understanding of large-scale infrastructure deployments in enterprise-wide environments are required.
Experience with automated Continuous Integration/Delivery
Scripting skills in Python, Bash, and PowerShell
Google Foundational certification

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Professional Cloud Architect certification
Experience with Terraform
Experience with Azure DevOps