GCP Platform Engineer

Job Description

Job Tittle: GCP Engineer

Location:
Charlotte, NC

Hire Type:
Contract

Job Description:

• Lead complex technology Cloud initiatives, including those that are company wide, with broad impact
• Act as a key contributor in automating the provisioning of Cloud Infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Make decisions in developing standards and best practices for engineering and large-scale technology solutions
• Design, optimize, and document the engineering aspects of the Cloud platform
• Lead and share understanding of industry best practices and how new technologies influence the Cloud technology team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Review and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions in the Cloud for strategic business objectives and solving technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple parameters, including intangibles or unprecedented technical factors
• Collaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals
• Build and enable Cloud infrastructure, automate the orchestration for GCP.
• Work in a globally distributed team and provide innovative and robust Cloud-centric solutions
• Closely work with Product Team and vendors to develop and deploy Cloud services to meet customer expectations
• Collaborate with architects, developers, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of cloud-based systems
• Gather and analyze data to diagnose the root cause of Cloud issues, recommend and implement solutions to resolve issues in timely manner

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 3+ years working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and a proven track record of building complex infrastructure programmatically with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with IaC tools Terraform and Git Hub
• Strong understanding of GCP networking services, such as Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloud Virtual Private Network (VPN), Cloud Interconnect, Virtual Network (Vnet) and Cloud Load Balancing
• Knowledge and understanding of Cloud service offerings such as Data, Analytics, AI/ML on GCP
• Demonstrated experience on at least three of the following key services:
  Big Query, Composer, Vertex AI, Document AI, Agent Builder, Data Proc, Data Catalog, Notebook
• In-depth knowledge of network protocols, security, and compliance standards
• Experience with scripting and automation tools for network provisioning and configuration
• Knowledge and understanding of Cloud service offerings on Security, Data Protection and Security policy implementations
• Basic understanding of Cloud computing concepts like landing zone and Blueprints

Desired

Qualifications:

• Cloud certification on GCP
• Exposure to Cloud governance and logging/monitoring tools