GCP Cloud Engineer/Architect (Remote)

August Schell; Rockville (MD); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Veteran status encouraged

Job summary

August Schell is seeking a GCP Cloud Engineer/Architect to design and implement secure, scalable Google Cloud environments for federal modernization initiatives. You will focus on professional services delivery, cloud architecture, and hands-on engineering with cross-functional teams including data and security.

The role emphasizes migration to cloud-native architectures, Terraform IaC, and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 4–6+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience.
• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Kubernetes/GKE deployment and operations experience.
• Cloud networking expertise (VPC, subnets, routing, firewall rules, load balancing).
• Experience with IAM, service accounts, and organization policies.
• Proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
• Familiarity with Linux, containers, YAML, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong communication and customer-facing skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain GCP infrastructure supporting modernization initiatives.
• Architect and deploy Kubernetes (GKE) clusters and supporting services.
• Lead migrations from on-premises environments to cloud-native architectures.
• Design and implement cloud networking solutions including VPCs, routing, firewalls, and VPN/interconnects.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and Kubernetes-native tooling.
• Implement CI/CD and GitOps workflows using GitHub or GitLab with ArgoCD/Argo Workflows.
• Support data and application platforms including BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Run, Firestore, and Pub/Sub.
• Provide architecture guidance, documentation, and best-practice recommendations.
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with federal and enterprise standards.

Skills

GCP cloud engineering

GKE / Kubernetes

Cloud networking (VPC, routing, firew

IAM & policies

Terraform / IaC

Linux / containers / YAML / CI/CD

Communication / customer-facing

Independence / ambiguity management

GCP Architect certification

Security Engineer certification

BigQuery / Dataflow / Vertex AI

Crossplane / Ansible automation

Splunk / Cribl / Databricks exposure

FedRAMP / NIST 800-53 knowledge

Java app deployment / modernization

Tools

Terraform

GKE

GitHub / GitLab CI/CD

Job description

Title: GCP Cloud Engineer/Architect

Location: Remote

Clearance: Must be a US Citizen eligible to OBTAIN a Secret Clearance

Position Overview

The GCP Cloud Engineer supports federal cloud modernization initiatives by designing, implementing, and optimizing secure, scalable Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments. This role focuses on professional services delivery, cloud architecture, and hands‑on engineering rather than operations and maintenance. The engineer collaborates with application, data, cybersecurity, and DevSecOps teams to enable modern, resilient cloud solutions.

Required Qualifications

• 4–6+ years of hands‑on cloud engineering experience
• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Kubernetes/GKE deployment and operations experience
• Cloud networking expertise (VPC, subnets, routing, firewall rules, load balancing)
• Experience with IAM, service accounts, and organization policies
• Proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code practices
• Familiarity with Linux, containers, YAML, and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong communication and customer‑facing skills
• Ability to work independently and manage ambiguity

Preferred Qualifications

• GCP Professional Architect or Security Engineer certification
• Experience with BigQuery, Dataflow, Firestore, or Vertex AI
• Experience with Crossplane, Ansible, or similar automation frameworks
• Exposure to Splunk, Cribl, Databricks, or similar analytics platforms
• Knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or federal cloud environments
• Java application deployment or modernization experience
• Veteran status strongly encouraged

Core Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain GCP infrastructure supporting modernization initiatives
• Architect and deploy Kubernetes (GKE) clusters and supporting services
• Lead migrations from on‑premises environments to cloud‑native architectures
• Design and implement cloud networking solutions including VPCs, routing, firewalls, and VPN/interconnects
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and Kubernetes-native tooling
• Implement CI/CD and GitOps workflows using GitHub or GitLab with ArgoCD/Argo Workflows
• Support data and application platforms including BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Run, Firestore, and Pub/Sub
• Provide architecture guidance, documentation, and best‑practice recommendations
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with federal and enterprise standards

Position Characteristics

• Professional services and modernization focused
• Customer‑facing engineering role
• Opportunity to grow into a multi‑cloud or multi‑OEM subject matter expert