Google Cloud Virtual Platform Administrator

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Credence is currently seeking an experienced Virtual Platform Administrator with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and other Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) to design, deploy, and manage secure, mission-critical cloud solutions for the Department of Defense. This role drives modernization across multi-platform environments while ensuring compliance, security, and operational continuity. Must hold active SECRET clearance and relevant GCP, CSP, and DoD 8570 certifications.

Requirements

Key responsibilities include:

• Manages and maintains virtualized infrastructure for on-premises data centers, DoD and commercial cloudbased offerings for private, public, and hybrid clouds.
• Performs host, hypervisor and virtual application software implementations and upgrades for on-premises hypervisors and supporting hardware, software, and applications.
• Performs corresponding cloud-based infrastructure support for virtual machines, virtual appliances, software, programs, applications, and all applicable virtualized infrastructure components.
• Ensures high availability, security and integrity of hosts and virtual management applications and resources. Monitors hypervisor, infrastructure, and virtualization applications, including setting alerts to maintain the stability of the environment and application, monitoring error logs, and automating administration tasks wherever possible.
• Installs host and virtualization infrastructure application patches and releases on development, test, pre-production, and production systems.
• Serves as key person in troubleshooting system problems on hosts, hypervisors, and virtual infrastructure. Creates and maintains accurate system documentation for assigned systems.
• Maintains current descriptions and documentation of virtualized infrastructure application and system configurations, including tracking and documenting any changes to environments.
• Assists in capacity planning, performance monitoring and tuning on assigned virtualized systems.
• Participates in virtualization disaster recovery planning, including assisting with fault tolerance and disaster recovery plans.
• Analyzes performance trends to optimize virtualized systems and application performance.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of progressive experience in the management and maintenance of virtualized server environments and hosted applications.
• Two (2) years of qualifying experience must include managing successful large scale, multi-disciplinary projects involving virtual servers.
• Highly knowledgeable and skilled architecting, implementing, and sustaining various cloud deployment solutions and offerings (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
• Strong understanding of network architecture, security, and routing including virtual private clouds (VPC), load balancers, and firewalls
• Experience authoring custom scripts to automate administrative tasks and increase system efficiency
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud administration, specifically with Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts including VPCs, subnets, and load balancing in a cloud context.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration platforms like Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
• Proficient scripting skills with languages such as Python, Bash, or similar to automate cloud operations.
• Must hold active Secret clearance

Certifications:

• DoD 8570 IAT II (i.e Security+, SSCP, etc.)
• Google Associate Cloud Engineer OR Google Professional Cloud Architect
• Additional CSP certification

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home
• Free Food & Snacks
• Wellness Resources