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Cloud Engineer (Google/Workspace)

Peraton

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Dept of Homeland Security
$80,000 - $128,000
Unspecified
IT - Hardware
Remote/Hybrid (Off-Site/Hybrid)

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Program Overview

Peraton provides a full suite of hybrid compute operations services to manage and operate the Hybrid Computing Environment (HCE). The HCE is a collection of enterprise computing resources including a data center, colocation sites, private cloud services, and furnished commercial cloud services.

About The Role

Peraton is looking for a Cloud Engineer experienced in Google/Workspace to plan and configure new cloud environments and support administration of users and service features, development, and modernization in support of a government multi-cloud environment.

The applicant must have engineering cloud experience and extensive Google Cloud Platform and Workspace knowledge. Duties will include new environment planning and deployment, policy and security controls configuration, risk mitigation, and other tasks as needed to implement and maintain a secure Google environment.

The applicant must understand and utilize the features that are included with the Google Assured Controls Plus license (as well as the other license types) and be able to perform external integration with other applications as needed to meet customer requirements. Core duties include deploying services (such as Compute Engine, Storage, GKE), managing Identity & Access Management (IAM), troubleshooting issues, ensuring data security, maintaining user accounts, security, performance, resource optimization, and collaborating with teams on new deployments and process improvements, often using scripting for automation. A passion for performance, strong desire for quality conformance, and attention to detail are prerequisites for this position.

Day to Day Roles and Responsibilities:
  • Infrastructure Management: Plan, deploy, configure, new environments and maintain GCP services (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, VPC, etc.).
  • Security & Compliance: Implement security protocols, manage firewalls, monitor for threats, and ensure data protection.
  • User & Access Management: Create/manage user accounts, groups, permissions, and access policies (IAM).
  • Performance Optimization: Monitor system performance, analyze usage, and optimize resource allocation for cost and efficiency.
  • Automation & Scripting: Develop scripts (e.g., Python, PowerShell) to automate routine tasks and manage cloud functions.
  • Troubleshooting & Support: Diagnose and resolve platform issues, respond to alerts, and provide technical support.
  • Application of activity and data modeling, transaction/workflow analysis, internal control, and risk analysis
  • Modern business methods and performance measurement techniques
  • Coordinate and perform logical and physical systems design
  • Review and prepare system documents and specifications
  • Prepare reports, studies, and documentation
  • Deliver presentations, and participate in meetings
  • Enforce quality standards for engineered solutions and promote continuous improvement
  • Support cross functional communication

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelors degree and 5 years of experience or a High School diploma and 9 years of experience.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain/maintain a DHS Public Trust
  • 5+ years of integration, systems analysis, or programming experience
  • 3+ years of developing systems requirements and design specifications in Google
  • Experience collaborating with technical teams of diverse IT related skill sets
  • Extensive knowledge and understanding of Azure cloud and deployment in Government environments.
  • Exemplary communication, analytical skills, and technical knowledge across the client environment.
  • Ability to produce concise and clear technical documentation.
  • Must have excellent communication skills
  • Certifications:
    • Google Cloud Certification
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Certifications:
    • Cloud certifications from Azure or AWS

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

Details

Target Salary Range: $80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Duration Statement: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

EEO:Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
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Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can’t be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Join Peraton and #DoTheCan'tBeDone

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