GCP Engineer, Finops Engineer

HCLTech; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a FinOps Engineer specializing in Google Cloud Platform. The role involves diagnosing and resolving issues related to compute workloads and providing support for GCP services. Candidates should have 8-10 years of experience in cloud operations and a strong understanding of FinOps practices. This position is hybrid and requires valid work authorization in the United States.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in cloud operations and platform engineering.
• Expertise in FinOps practices and budget governance.
• Strong hands-on experience with GCP platforms.
• Proficient in Python and SQL, with infrastructure as code using Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve issues with compute workloads and networking.
• Monitor GCP services to ensure platform stability.
• Provide L1/L2/L3 support for GCP platforms.
• Monitor GCP services (Compute Engine, BigQuery, Dataproc, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Composer, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, etc.).
• Hands‑on skills in observability tools and event‑driven alerting.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, containers, and orchestration (Kubernetes preferred).
• Ability to troubleshoot GCP workloads involving pipelines, clusters, jobs, and serverless components.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform services.
• Expertise in FinOps practices, budget governance, cost dashboards, and real‑time cost monitoring.
• Proficiency in BigQuery performance tuning and cost management.
• Strong experience with Python, SQL, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/Cloud Build).
• 8–10 years of experience in cloud operations, platform engineering.

Skills

Kubernetes

GCP

FinOps Engineer

Google Cloud Platform services

Python

SQL

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Observability tools

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins/Cloud Build

BigQuery

Dataproc

Cloud Storage

Compute Engine

Job description

Position

FinOps Engineer, GCP

Skills

• Kubernetes
• GCP
• FinOps Engineer

Location

Irving, TX (Hybrid)

Roles And Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve issues related to compute workloads, storage, networking, pipelines, orchestration tools, and cluster performance.
• Handle alerts, triage tickets, drive root‑cause analysis and ensure timely resolution.
• Provide L1/L2/L3 support for GCP platforms, ensuring platform stability, health, and SLA adherence.
• Monitor GCP services (Compute Engine, BigQuery, Dataproc, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Composer, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, etc.).
• Hands‑on skills in observability tools and event‑driven alerting.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, containers, and orchestration (Kubernetes preferred).
• Ability to troubleshoot GCP workloads involving pipelines, clusters, jobs, and serverless components.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform services.
• Expertise in FinOps practices, budget governance, cost dashboards, and real‑time cost monitoring.
• Proficiency in BigQuery performance tuning and cost management.
• Strong experience with Python, SQL, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/Cloud Build).
• 8–10 years of experience in cloud operations, platform engineering.

Preferred Certifications

• GCP Associate Cloud Engineer
• FinOps Practitioner certification

HCLTech is not the employer for this role. This work is contracted through a third‑party whose employees provide services to HCLTech and/or its clients.
Candidates interested in applying for this Contract opportunity must have a valid work authorization to work in the United States.

We do not accept agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Candidates who are currently employed by a client of HCLTech may not be eligible for consideration, as decided on an individualized basis depending upon business considerations.

The expected pay range for this contract assignment is shown above with the Job details. The exact pay rate will vary based on skills, experience, and location and will be determined by the third‑party employer.

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