GCP Cloud Engineer

Attainx Inc.

Job Title: GCP Cloud Engineer

Location: REMOTE (West Coast)

Clearance: Must be a US Citizen eligible to obtain a Moderate Public Trust

Attain

X is in search of a highly qualified Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud Engineer to remotely support our federal program based in Juneau, Alaska. The GCP Cloud Engineer will support the design, implementation of the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment. This role includes migrating applications and data from on‑premises systems into scalable, cloud‑hosted infrastructure. The engineer will collaborate with development, cybersecurity, Dev Sec Ops , database, and infrastructure teams to deliver secure, automated, and resilient cloud solutions.

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Lead and support migration of applications, services, and databases from on‑premises environments to GCP.
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration.
• Design and implement cloud networking solutions, including routing, segmentation, firewalls, load balancing, and interconnectivity.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform and Crossplane.
• Implement authentication/authorization solutions using Keycloak for OIDC.
• Leverage ArgoCD and Argo Workflows to support Git Ops‑based deployments and automation.
• Support Java application teams in deployment, modernization, and cloud integration (preferred skill).
• Administer and support Oracle and Postgre
  
  SQL databases within GCP architectures.
• Implement and manage Pub/Sub messaging for distributed systems.
• Configure and optimize Object Storage for archiving, application data, and large‑scale storage needs.
• Ensure all cloud systems follow security, compliance, and performance best practices.
• Build, automate, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Git Lab or Git Hub.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Hands‑on experience designing and deploying solutions in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Strong experience with Kubernetes container orchestration.
• Expertise in cloud networking (VPC, subnets, routing, load balancers, security policies, DNS, etc.).
• Proficiency with Terraform for IaC automation.
• Experience with Crossplane for managing cloud resources via Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of Keycloak, OIDC, and identity federation standards.
• Experience with ArgoCD and Argo Workflows.
• Experience working with Oracle and Postgre
  
  SQL databases.
• Experience with Pub/Sub messaging systems.
• Experience managing Object Storage in cloud environments.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD workflows using Git Lab or Git Hub.

• Hands‑on Java development experience.
• Experience supporting a cloud‑native development.
• Experience with container security, zero trust architectures, and Dev Sec Ops .
• Experience supporting large‑scale enterprise or government cloud programs.

About Us:

Attain

X Inc. is SBA‑certified 8(a), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB), CMMI Level 3, ISO 9001:2015 certified QMS and Silver Level SaFe Partner. For more than 12 years, Attain

X, Inc. has delivered emergent technologies, software products and high‑quality services that meet the needs of our federal government customers.

The last three years have shown significant company growth as we have increased our contracts portfolio and hold the Best‑in‑Class contract vehicles, GSA MAS and OASIS Small Business and 8(a) Pools 1, 2 and 3. In addition, we are prime on several agency‑specific IDIQs and BPAs with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Energy, Navy, Health and Human Service and the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Attain

X is dedicated to quality and best practices for the services we provide. We understand our people are the key ingredient to ensuring our customers' mission and goals are met with excellence.

Benefits:

We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include paid vacation, paid holidays and sick pay; medical, dental, vision and FSA benefits; matching 401K plan; tuition, training, certification and professional…