GCP Cloud Engineer for Teradata Data-Warehouse Integration

The Stafford Gray Group; Town of Lansing (NY); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

The Stafford Gray Group is seeking a cloud engineer to operate in Google Cloud Platform and support integration with an existing Teradata data warehouse. The role is a 1099 contract based in Lansing, MI, with hybrid work requiring onsite presence two days per week.

Responsibilities include designing and deploying GCP infrastructure, enabling data movement to Teradata, and building IaC and CI/CD pipelines while monitoring performance, cost, and security.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands on GCP experience.
• Direct Teradata experience, ETL or data warehouse integration.
• IaC and CI/CD tooling experience.
• Strong Python or Bash scripting.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage GCP infrastructure (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, IAM, networking).
• Support integration and data movement between GCP and Teradata systems.
• Build and maintain infrastructure as code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor cloud performance, cost, and security compliance.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and data pipeline issues.
• Collaborate with data engineering and platform teams on modernization work.

Skills

GCP experience

Teradata experience

Python scripting

Bash scripting

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Location: Lansing, MI, Hybrid, onsite two days a week

Contract type: 1099 contract

Overview: State of Michigan engagement staffed through Stafford Gray. The client needs a cloud engineer who can operate in Google Cloud Platform while supporting integration with an existing Teradata data warehouse environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage GCP infrastructure (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, IAM, networking)
• Support integration and data movement between GCP and Teradata systems
• Build and maintain infrastructure as code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines
• Monitor cloud performance, cost, and security compliance
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and data pipeline issues
• Collaborate with data engineering and platform teams on modernization work

Required Qualifications

• Several years of hands on GCP experience
• Direct Teradata experience, ETL or data warehouse integration
• IaC and CI/CD tooling experience
• Strong Python or Bash scripting

Preferred Qualifications

• GCP certification (Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect)
• State or local government client experience
• Experience migrating off Teradata to a cloud native warehouse (e.g. BigQuery)