Google Cloud Platform Engineer

Peraton; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Google Cloud Platform Engineer to support a Federal Government customer. The role focuses on onboarding and configuring a GCP landing zone, mirroring AWS GovCloud and Azure support.

Responsibilities include provisioning, automation, monitoring, patching, and incident resolution, with on-call rotations among team members. Candidates must have GCP enterprise experience and be a US citizen eligible for clearance.

Qualifications

• GCP enterprise experience is required.
• Experience with IAM, security policy and observability practices.
• Development and automation skills with Git, Python, CI/CD, Ansible, etc.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain agency clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for onboarding and configuration of the GCP landing zone.
• Perform cloud project provisioning, automation, monitoring, patching and incident resolution.
• Role includes scheduled on-call support rotated within the team.

Skills

GCP enterprise experience

Automation scripting

Education

BS/BA degree

HS Diploma/equivalent

Tools

Git

Python

CI/CD

Ansible

ServiceNow

Job description

Google Cloud Platform Engineer

Job Locations: US

Responsibilities

Peraton is looking for an experienced Google Cloud Platform Engineer to provide support to our Federal Government customer.

This role will support the onboarding and configuration of the customer's Google Cloud Platform (GCP) landing zone, mirroring the level of infrastructure support currently provided for AWS GovCloud and Microsoft Azure.

• Cloud project provisioning tasks, automation scripting, monitoring and support activities, patching support, change and incident ticket resolution.


• Expertise with GCP and other cloud service providers required.


• Role requires scheduled on-call support which is rotated through the team.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years with BS/BA or 9 years with a HS Diploma/equivalent


• 5 years experience in Google Cloud Platform in an enterprise setting


• GCP organizations, IAM, security policy and platform observability practices


• Development and automation skills such as Git, Python, CICD, Ansible etc.


• GCP Cloud Engineer certification or equivalent


• ServiceNow or similar ticketing system experience


• Must be a US Citizen


• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Subject matter expert in GCP administration


• CSPM experience for compliance with regulatory frameworks


• FedRAMP High and moderate environments and boundary requirements

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.