Google Cloud Platform Engineer

This role supports the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for a Google Cloud Platform Engineer.

Location: This position will be remote.

Responsibilities:

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer with expertise in multiple cloud platforms. A successful individual will be responsible for developing in a scalable cloud-native solutions, and ensuring best practices across architecture, development, deployment and security.  This is a hands-on technical role that requires rolling up your sleeves to architect, code, and debug.  

• Design scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions for Google environment.
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and assess their potential impact on organizational goals.  
• ​Drive adoption of DevOps practices, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks.  
• Optimize application performance and reliability in cloud environments. 
• ​Design secure cloud architectures implementing zero-trust principles and defense-in-depth strategies.  
• ​Ensure compliance with industry standards (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, etc.) and regulatory requirements.  
• ​Implement identity and access management solutions and security monitoring frameworks.  
• Facilitate customer onboarding and implement a consistent pathway to cloud adoption. 
• Assess legacy systems and design modernization strategies including containerization and microservices. 
• ​Develop migration methodologies and ensure minimal organizational disruption during transitions. 
• Manage and optimize cloud environments, networking, VPNs, IaaS, PaaS, and SQL systems. 
• Implement and maintain Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, and Guacamole to support DevSecOps practices. 
• Containerize applications to enhance scalability and deployment efficiency. 
• Support the design and development of Shared Services. 
• Configure and troubleshoot cloud, virtual, and physical hardware and software systems. 
• Establish and maintain SQL and NoSQL databases, ensuring their performance and reliability. 
• Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes. 
• Conduct security assessments and remediate vulnerabilities in cloud environments.  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, operations, security, and product management. 
• ​Create reference architectures, design patterns, and technical standards for cloud implementations. 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and 4+ years or more of experience; additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• Must have an active Secret clearance.
• 1 or more cloud certifications
• US citizenship required.
• Certifications: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2) 
• ​​Excellent verbal and written communications skills.  
• ​​Experience onboarding customer log-data from cloud platforms to on-premises or cloud-based analysis environments such as Elastic or Splunk.  
• Cloud architecture and design experience. 

Preferred Skills

·       Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1.  

·       Experience with Zero Trust Architecture. 

·       Excellent customer service skills, with experience working in a customer-facing position. 

·       ​Strong understanding Active Directory, Azure AD, SAML and the standards, procedures, and processes.  

·       Experience with Ansible, AWS console, Elastic, AWS, Azure, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket and various cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings. 

·       Administration experience with cloud-based applications (MS O365, SharePoint, Azure AD, AWS). 

·       ​Experience administering Windows Server, and related services.  

·       Cloud certifications in Google clouds. 

Benefits

SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• AD&D
• STD
• LTD
• Company paid Life Insurance
• 401k with employer contribution
• Paid Time Off
• Pet Insurance