GCP Cloud Engineer

OpenKrill; United States; On-site; USD 106,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks a GCP Engineer to build, deploy, secure, and operate cloud environments for federal programs using Terraform IaC. You’ll work with a lead architect on Compute, Networking, IAM, and monitoring, leveraging GKE and Cloud Run, and aligning with federal security frameworks.

Requirements: 6+ years in GCP, BS in CS/engineering, strong Terraform, CI/CD (Cloud Build, GitHub Actions), and solid troubleshooting across cloud services.

Qualifications

• Minimum six years setting up and using GCP cloud tools to ensure SLAs and compliance with policies.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or technical discipline.
• Experience with GCP Core services including Compute Engine, GKE, and Cloud Run (Python-based services).

Responsibilities

• Hands-on work across compute, networking, security, and automation to ensure compliant GCP operations.
• Leverage Terraform to create reusable modules and enforce secure configurations.
• Develop and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.

Skills

GCP core services

GKE

Cloud Run

IAM

Networking

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or technical discipline

Tools

Terraform

Cloud Build

GitHub Actions

Job description

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people.Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands‑on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Engineer will support federal agency modernization by building, deploying, automating, and maintaining secure and efficient cloud environments. Working under a lead architect, this role provides hands‑on implementation and operational support for a variety of cloud projects. The engineer will leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform to create reusable modules and enforce secure configurations. Key responsibilities include hands‑on work across compute, networking, security, and automation to ensure predictable, agency‑aligned GCP operations that are compliant with federal frameworks.

Here’s what you need:

• Minimum of six (6) years setting up, configuring and using GCP cloud operational tools to ensure service level agreements and performance targets are met, and continued compliance with policies, standards and guidelines.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or technical discipline
• Experience in GCP Core services, to include:
• Demonstrated expertise in engineering and managing core GCP services, including Compute Engine for virtual machines running Linux (Red Hat) and Windows operating systems.
• Proven ability to deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and experience with serverless applications using Cloud Run, particularly for Python-based services.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking architecture, including VPC, DNS, Load Balancing, hybrid connectivity, and network security services like firewalls rules and policies.
• Advanced, hands‑on knowledge of GCP Identity and Access Management (IAM), including the administration of custom roles and policies associated with Workload Identity Federation (WIF). Experience with Secret Manager, Pub/Sub, VPC Service Controls, and VM Binary Authorization is also required.
• Experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation, to include:
• Strong proficiency in building, deploying, and maintaining secure cloud environments using IaC, with specific expertise in Terraform for creating reusable modules.
• Experience developing and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment using tools such as Cloud Build and GitHub Actions.
• Experience in Operations and Troubleshooting, to include:
• Advanced troubleshooting skills across complex cloud systems, including performance, network connectivity, GKE, and IAM permissions.
• Ability to implement and manage comprehensive monitoring, logging, and tracing for cloud services.
• Proven ability to create and maintain critical technical documentation, such as architecture diagrams, runbooks, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:$105,600-$150,300 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

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