Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud Engineer

Accenture Federal Services; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an experienced Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud Engineer to drive large‑scale workload migrations to GCP for federal clients. You will design, build, and deploy secure, scalable cloud infrastructure to support mission‑critical workloads.

You will implement foundational GCP components, migrate data using best practices, and ensure architectures meet federal security standards while controlling costs and performance.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of cloud engineering experience, with hands‑on Google Cloud experience.
• Proven experience migrating workloads to cloud (lift‑and‑shift, re‑platforming, refactoring).
• Strong IaC (Terraform preferred) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/GKE).

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage GCP foundational components (BigQuery, Secret Manager, Vertex AI, VPCs, Cloud Storage, Cloud IAM).
• Execute large‑scale data migrations to GCP using industry best practices and migration tools (e.g., Migrate for Compute Engine).
• Implement secure cloud architectures compliant with federal cloud security requirements and Zero Trust.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot migration issues, and optimize costs.

Skills

GCP

Terraform

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes/GKE

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

GKE

Job description

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Job Description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an experienced Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud Engineer to drive large‑scale workload migrations to GCP for our federal clients. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be instrumental in architecting, building, and deploying secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure to support mission‑critical workloads.

The work you'll do

• Design, deploy, and manage GCP foundational components, including BigQuery, Secret Manager, Vertex AI, VPCs, Cloud Storage, and/or Cloud IAM.
• Execute large scale data migrations to GCP using industry best practices and migration tools (e.g., Migrate for Compute Engine).
• Implement secure cloud architectures that comply with federal cloud computing security requirements and Zero Trust principles.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure performance, troubleshoot migration issues, and optimize costs.

Here's what you'll need

• 3 to 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, with at least 2 years focused hands‑on with Google Cloud Platform.
• Proven experience executing cloud migrations (lift‑and‑shift, re‑platforming, or refactoring).
• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/GKE).

Bonus points if you have

• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect or Professional Cloud Security Engineer Certification.
• Prior experience working on federal or DoD cloud migration projects.

Security clearance

• Active Top Secret (TS) or Interim TS security clearance is required.

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