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Remote Rockville, MD
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Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience)
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Job Description
Title: GCP Engineer/Architect
Location: Rockville, MD
Clearance: Must be a US Citizen eligible to OBTAIN a Secret Clearance
The GCP Engineer/Architect supports federal cloud modernization initiatives by designing, implementing, and optimizing secure, scalable Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments. This role focuses on professional services delivery, cloud architecture, and hands-on engineering rather than operations and maintenance. The engineer collaborates with application, data, cybersecurity, and DevSecOps teams to enable modern, resilient cloud solutions.
Required Qualifications
• 8+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience
• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Kubernetes/GKE deployment and operations experience
• Cloud networking expertise (VPC, subnets, routing, firewall rules, load balancing)
• Experience with IAM, service accounts, and organization policies
• Proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code practices
• Experience with Linux, containers, YAML, and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong communication and customer-facing skills
• Ability to work independently and manage ambiguity
Preferred Qualifications
• GCP Professional Architect or Security Engineer certification
• Experience with BigQuery, Dataflow, Firestore, or Vertex AI
• Experience with Crossplane, Ansible, or similar automation frameworks
• Exposure to Splunk, Cribl, Databricks, or similar analytics platforms
• Knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or federal cloud environments
• Java application deployment or modernization experience
• Veteran status strongly encouraged
Core Responsibilities
• Design, implement, and maintain GCP infrastructure supporting modernization initiatives
• Architect and deploy Kubernetes (GKE) clusters and supporting services
• Lead migrations from on-premises environments to cloud-native architectures
• Design and implement cloud networking solutions including VPCs, routing, firewalls, and VPN/interconnects
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and Kubernetes-native tooling
• Implement CI/CD and GitOps workflows using GitHub or GitLab with ArgoCD/Argo Workflows
• Support data and application platforms including BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Run, Firestore, and Pub/Sub
• Provide architecture guidance, documentation, and best-practice recommendations
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with federal and enterprise standards
Location: Rockville, MD
Clearance: Must be a US Citizen eligible to OBTAIN a Secret Clearance
The GCP Engineer/Architect supports federal cloud modernization initiatives by designing, implementing, and optimizing secure, scalable Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments. This role focuses on professional services delivery, cloud architecture, and hands-on engineering rather than operations and maintenance. The engineer collaborates with application, data, cybersecurity, and DevSecOps teams to enable modern, resilient cloud solutions.
Required Qualifications
• 8+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience
• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Kubernetes/GKE deployment and operations experience
• Cloud networking expertise (VPC, subnets, routing, firewall rules, load balancing)
• Experience with IAM, service accounts, and organization policies
• Proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code practices
• Experience with Linux, containers, YAML, and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong communication and customer-facing skills
• Ability to work independently and manage ambiguity
Preferred Qualifications
• GCP Professional Architect or Security Engineer certification
• Experience with BigQuery, Dataflow, Firestore, or Vertex AI
• Experience with Crossplane, Ansible, or similar automation frameworks
• Exposure to Splunk, Cribl, Databricks, or similar analytics platforms
• Knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or federal cloud environments
• Java application deployment or modernization experience
• Veteran status strongly encouraged
Core Responsibilities
• Design, implement, and maintain GCP infrastructure supporting modernization initiatives
• Architect and deploy Kubernetes (GKE) clusters and supporting services
• Lead migrations from on-premises environments to cloud-native architectures
• Design and implement cloud networking solutions including VPCs, routing, firewalls, and VPN/interconnects
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and Kubernetes-native tooling
• Implement CI/CD and GitOps workflows using GitHub or GitLab with ArgoCD/Argo Workflows
• Support data and application platforms including BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Run, Firestore, and Pub/Sub
• Provide architecture guidance, documentation, and best-practice recommendations
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with federal and enterprise standards
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