Cloud Engineer

JCD Staffing; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A federal consulting firm in Washington, DC is seeking a GCP Cloud Engineer to design and manage secure cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform. The role requires skills in Terraform, automation, and federal compliance, with a salary range of $130,000–$200,000. Active Secret clearance is necessary.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

401(k) matching

Paid leave

Health/dental/vision benefits

Ongoing training opportunities

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance (TS preferred).
• 4+ years of overall cloud engineering experience, including 2+ years on GCP.
• Hands-on expertise with GCP services (Compute Engine, VPC, IAM, GKE, Cloud Functions).

Responsibilities

• Design and manage secure, scalable cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, or Deployment Manager.
• Automate deployments and integrations through CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

GCP services expertise

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD automation

Linux knowledge

Docker

Kubernetes

Agile/Scrum experience

Tools

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Cloud Build

BigQuery

Job description

Overview

GCP Cloud Engineer — Location: Washington, DC (Onsite, 5 days per week)
Clearance: Need Secret clearance to start (takes 4 weeks if none active)
Salary: $130,000–$200,000

We’re supporting a major federal customer and looking for an experienced GCP Cloud Engineer to design, automate, and maintain secure, scalable Google Cloud environments. This role focuses on infrastructure automation, CI/CD integration, and implementing DevSecOps best practices in a mission-critical setting.

What You’ll Do

• Design and manage secure, scalable cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, or Deployment Manager.

• Automate deployments and integrations through CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Cloud Build).

• Collaborate with software, DevSecOps, and security teams to ensure compliant, cloud-native deployments.

• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure SLA adherence.

• Apply FedRAMP and NIST standards to ensure federal compliance and security.

• Document configurations and share best practices across the engineering team.

What You Bring

• Active Secret clearance (TS preferred).

• 4+ years of overall cloud engineering experience, including 2+ years on GCP.

• Hands-on expertise with GCP services (Compute Engine, VPC, IAM, GKE, BigQuery, Cloud Functions).

• Strong background in Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD automation.

• Solid knowledge of Linux, networking, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.

Preferred

• GCP Professional Cloud Architect or DevOps Engineer certification.

• Experience supporting federal contracts and ATO documentation.

• Familiarity with AWS or Azure.

• Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go.

Why Join

You’ll work on high-impact federal initiatives within a team known for delivering secure, reliable cloud solutions. Improvix Technologies offers competitive compensation, 401(k) matching, paid leave, health/dental/vision benefits, and ongoing training opportunities.