Cloud Engineer - AWS and Google Cloud Platform

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Cloud Engineer - AWS and Google Cloud Platform
Washington, USA | Remote
6+ Months
Skills: AWS, Google Cloud Platform (Google cloud)

Responsibilities:

Architect and deploy enterprise-scale, highly available multi-cloud solutions across AWS and Google Cloud Platform with multi-region/multi-account strategies

• Expert-level proficiency with AWS CLI, Google Cloud Platform CLI, SDK, boto3, and Python for advanced automation and infrastructure orchestration
• Design AWS Organisations and Google Cloud Platform Organisation hierarchies with consolidated billing, IAM policies, and centralised governance
• Configure and manage AWS Systems Manager (SSM) including Session Manager, Run Command, State Manager, and Automation for centralised fleet operations
• Implement centralised logging using CloudWatch/CloudTrail and Google Cloud Platform Cloud Logging with S3/Cloud Storage aggregation
• Integrate AWS and Google Cloud Platform with Splunk using HEC, CloudWatch subscriptions, Pub/Sub, Dataflow, and cloud-specific add-ons for SIEM correlation
• Design and deploy advanced load balancing solutions with AWS ALB/NLB/ELB and Google Cloud Platform Cloud Load Balancing including SSL termination and auto-scaling
• Develop infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK for repeatable multi-cloud deployments and CI/CD pipelines
• Configure AWS SSO, cross-account IAM roles, Google Cloud Platform Workload Identity, and federated access for centralized identity management
• Design VPC architectures with AWS Transit Gateway/PrivateLink and Google Cloud Platform Shared VPC/VPC peering for hybrid connectivity
• Manage containerised workloads using EKS, GKE, ECS, Cloud Run with service mesh, observability, and security best practices
• Implement disaster recovery using AWS Backup, Cross-Region Replication, Google Cloud Platform snapshots, and multi-region failover strategies
• Troubleshoot using CloudWatch Insights, Google Cloud Platform Cloud Trace, VPC Flow Logs, X-Ray, and vendor support escalation
• Perform cost optimisation through Reserved Instances, Committed Use Discounts, rightsizing, and automated resource lifecycle management

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• 8+ years of infrastructure experience in Nutanix HCI or other virtualisation and enterprise cloud (AWS/Google Cloud Platform)
• Expert-level skills in Python, PowerShell, Bash scripting, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and container orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS/GKE)
• Proven experience managing enterprise-scale environments, hybrid cloud migrations, disaster recovery, and L3 critical incident management
• Good networking knowledge (TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, VPN), security hardening, and compliance frameworks (ITIL)
• Self-motivated, continuous learner committed to staying current with evolving cloud technologies and automation opportunities
• Available for on-call rotations with strong documentation skills and customer service orientation
• Certifications (plus): Nutanix NCP/NCAP, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS DevOps Professional, Google Cloud Platform Professional Cloud Architect, Terraform