REQ10999740-Cloud Engineer

S M Software Solutions Inc; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 99,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT company is seeking a GCP Cloud Engineer to implement designs and standards provided by the Cloud Architect. You will be responsible for deploying application hosting environments in the GCP cloud platform, driving efficiency and continuous improvement within the CloudOps team. Candidates should possess strong infrastructure development experience, ideally in a DevOps environment, with expertise in GCP and Terraform.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of infrastructure development experience with GCP.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform.
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash, and PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Deploy VPC environments and manage cloud instances as per design.
• Collaborate to establish security controls with NetSecOps.
• Manage user access and create monitoring capabilities.

Skills

Infrastructure Development

Terraform

GCP Foundation Services

Scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

Education

Google Foundational certification

Tools

Terraform

Job description

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Location: 1575 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado, US, Remote

Estimated Duration: 07/01/2025 - 06/30/2026

Hours/Day: 8

Time Zone: MST

Working Days: 249

Please Note

• Candidate Must Be Local
• Work will be performed anywhere within Colorado, preferably. Equipment pickup will be in Denver, CO.
  
  

Background Verification

• Minimum Verification Requirements: Please complete the following verifications with Info Cubic upon candidate's selection. Additional verifications may be identified by the agency.
• State Criminal Record verification (past 7 years covering each State in which the candidate has resided)
• County Criminal Records (past 7 Year Address History)
• Federal Criminal Records Verification (past 7 years)
• SSN Name Search
• Global Monitor Check (formerly Patriot/OFAC/Terrorist)
  

Note: Only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the United States should apply. Candidates without valid work authorization are strictly advised not to apply, as they will not be considered or submitted to the client.

Overview

The GCP Cloud Engineer is responsible for implementing the designs and standards provided by the Cloud Architect and established by the Cloud Operations team as a whole and deploying application hosting environments using repeatable templates/tools/processes, with a primary focus on the GCP cloud platform within a DevOps structured team and methodology. Additionally, based on guidance by the Cloud Architect, configurations, automation, and tools that will allow cloud services to be consumed in an efficient manner should be established. Ultimately, the Cloud Engineer is the primary resource assigned to projects targeted for cloud deployment. They are responsible for provisioning the application hosting environments and associated monitoring and reporting to accomplish project objectives while acting as the primary infrastructure point of contact on such projects.

They are also responsible for crafting, publishing, socializing, and overseeing adherence to the standards they establish and modifying them to achieve the strategic goals of OIT, and the tactical needs of the applications deployed to the cloud. In addition, they will drive continuous improvement within the CloudOps team, as well as lifecycle management and exploration into evolving cloud-based solutions. They handle the day-to-day interactions with vendors partnered with to help meet work unit and organizational objectives. The engineer will be required to participate in a weekly after-hours on-call rotation. While on call, the Engineer will need to be available to assist in troubleshooting or resolve any production break-fix issues after hours. Individuals selected for this position will also need to complete agency background checks, which may include but not be limited to Criminal Justice Information and State and Federal background checks.

Some Of The Primary Duties And Responsibilities Include

• Configure and deploy VPC environments and cloud instances as designed by the Cloud Architect to meet the needs across all hosted workloads
• Evaluate and collaborate with NetSecOps team to establish security controls necessary to meet policy and standards from the CISO, ideally in a templated and automated manner
• Analyze and recommend new GCP capabilities for consideration for adoption
• Manage users/orgs/groups/access within the cloud platform, based on requirements defined by IAM team
• Create monitoring and reporting capabilities to meet management needs of cloud platform
• Define and document standards and procedures (SOPs) for consumption of IaaS (via IaC), PaaS, and SaaS on GCP
• Communicate/advocate capabilities of the cloud platform to drive adoption
• Act as Tier-2 escalation point for on-call/break-fix efforts, to diagnose and resolve incidents and problems with cloud-based systems
• Work with NetSecOps resources to ensure network security policy is established in a consistent, repeatable and automated manner
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• At least five (5) years of infrastructure development experience with hands-on experience with GCP foundation services related to computing, network, storage, content delivery, administration and security, deployment and management, and automation technologies.
• At least five (5) years of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience in Terraform or similar.
• Deep domain expertise in cloud infrastructure solutions (i.e. Windows and Linux IaaS, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Security, Management, Storage, Networking, OSS, containers, and Infrastructure as code technology), breadth of technical experience, and technical aptitude to learn and adjust to new technologies and cloud trends required.
• Experience and understanding of large-scale infrastructure deployments in enterprise-wide environments are required.
• Experience with automated Continuous Integration/Delivery
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash, and PowerShell
• Google Foundational certification
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Cloud Architect certification
• Experience with Terraform
• Experience with Azure DevOps
  
  

How To Apply

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please submit the following documents to [e-mail]:

• Updated Resume in Word format (Mandatory)
• Expected hourly rate (Mandatory)
  
  

Note: Applications without the mandatory documents cannot be processed.

If this role is not suitable for you, please feel free to forward this message to anyone who may be interested.

Thank you for considering this exciting opportunity with us!

If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to call or text at [phone].

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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