GCP Cloud Engineer for Teradata Integration & Modernization

The Stafford Gray Group; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

The Stafford Gray Group is seeking a cloud engineer to support a State of Michigan engagement staffed through Stafford Gray. You will design, deploy, and manage GCP infrastructure (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, IAM, networking) and enable data movement with Teradata.

You will build infrastructure as code with Terraform, create CI/CD pipelines, monitor performance, cost, and security, and troubleshoot data pipelines. Strong Python or Bash scripting is required; Gov experience preferred.

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

Python scripting

Bash scripting

CI/CD tooling

Tools

Terraform

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)