GCP Engineer

Cypress HCM

St. Louis (MO)

On-site

USD 96,000 - 112,000

Full time

26 hours ago

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Job summary

Cypress HCM is seeking a GCP Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure in Google Cloud. The role focuses on automation, deployments, security, and operational support using modern DevOps practices.

You will provision and manage GCP resources with Terraform, deploy containerized apps on GKE, and ensure IAM, networking, and observability are solid. Onsite work in Missouri is required.

Qualifications

Minimum 3+ years in cloud/infrastructure engineering.
Experience with Google Cloud Platform environments.

Responsibilities

Provision and manage cloud infrastructure and app environments in GCP using Terraform and automated deployment workflows.
Develop automation to streamline deployments, configuration management, and ongoing operations.
Configure and support cloud networking, IAM, storage, and observability.
Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized apps on Kubernetes/GKE.
Investigate and remediate cloud infrastructure, connectivity, and app issues.
Partner with teams to support cloud adoption and deliver scalable cloud solutions.
Apply cloud security standards and best practices across environments.

Skills

GCP

Terraform

Kubernetes (GKE)

CI/CD

Linux scripting

Cloud security

Observability

Networking

IAM

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

GCP Infrastructure Engineer

12+ month contract

Location: St. Louis or Jefferson City, MO area (onsite)

Pay: $70 - 81/hr (compensation may vary based on experience level)

General Overview

We are seeking a GCP Engineer to help design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure and services within Google Cloud. This individual will focus on infrastructure automation, cloud deployments, security, and operational support while leveraging modern DevOps practices and cloud-native technologies.

Responsibilities

Provision and manage cloud infrastructure and application environments within GCP using Terraform and automated deployment workflows.
Develop automation to streamline infrastructure deployments, configuration management, and ongoing operational activities.
Configure and support cloud networking, identity and access management, storage, and observability capabilities.
Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot container-based applications running on Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
Investigate and remediate cloud infrastructure, connectivity, and application-related issues.
Partner with technical teams, architects, and developers to support cloud adoption initiatives and deliver scalable cloud solutions.
Apply cloud security standards and operational best practices across deployed environments.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Practical experience implementing and supporting Google Cloud Platform environments.
Understanding of cloud infrastructure components, including compute, networking, storage, IAM, and monitoring.
Experience developing and maintaining infrastructure-as-code solutions, preferably using Terraform.
Proficiency with Linux administration, scripting, automation, and CI/CD processes.
Experience supporting containerized applications and Kubernetes-based environments, including GKE.
Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure and cloud services

Preferred Qualifications

Exposure to GCP services such as Cloud Run, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Apigee, or Dataflow.
Experience working across hybrid or multi-cloud infrastructure environments.
Background supporting enterprise or compliance-driven technology environments.
Familiarity with DevOps methodologies, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), cloud security automation, or FinOps practices.

Preferred Certifications