Cloud Engineer Mid-level (Google Cloud)

Job ID: 2616744
Location: Washington, DC, US
Date Posted: 2026-09-11
Category: Software
Subcategory: SW Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
Job Summary: We are seeking a mid-level Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) Engineer with strong, hands-on experience across cloud administration, automation, system integration, and application support. This role supports production Google Cloud Platform environments and participates in cloud migration initiatives, including on-premises to cloud and cloud-to-cloud migrations.
This position prioritizes real-world, operational experience over certifications. While Google Cloud certifications are valued, demonstrated hands-on experience designing, deploying, automating, migrating, and supporting Google Cloud Platform workloads in production environments carries significantly more weight.
Experience with data engineering and analytics platforms is a strong plus but not a strict requirement for candidates with a proven track record of strong Google Cloud Platform engineering experience.
Must be able to work onsite on a full-time basis! Remote positions will be considered depending on skills, qualifications, and availability during 7AM-7PM Eastern support window.
Qualifications
Job Role Specific Requirements: Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of experience or Master's Degree and 3+ years of experience.
Google Cloud Platform Administration & Operations

• Administer and support Google Cloud Platform organizations, folders, projects, and billing
• Manage IAM roles, service accounts, and access controls using least-privilege principles
• Configure and maintain VPC networks, firewall rules, VPNs, and hybrid connectivity
• Monitor platform health using Cloud Monitoring, Logging, and Alerting
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root-cause analysis
• Support environments across development, test, staging, and production

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

• Design, deploy, and maintain infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
  • Terraform (preferred)
  • Deployment Manager (where applicable)
  • Automate operational and lifecycle tasks using:
  • Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Workflows and Cloud Scheduler
  • Develop and maintain scripts using Python and/or shell scripting
  • Reduce manual effort through standardization and automation

Cloud Migration & Modernization

• Support cloud migration initiatives, including:
  • On premises to Google Cloud migrations
  • Cloud-to-cloud migrations (e.g., AWS or Azure to Google Cloud Platform)
• Assist with:
  • Migration planning and execution
  • Workload and dependency analysis
  • Data, application, and infrastructure migrations
  • Support cutovers, post-migration stabilization, and optimization
  • Help modernize legacy workloads into cloud-native or hybrid architectures

Integration & Platform Engineering

• Integrate Google Cloud Platform services with enterprise systems such as:
  • Identity platforms (Google Workspace, Active Directory, SSO)
  • CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling
  • SaaS and internal applications
  • Support API-based and event-driven integrations using REST and Pub/Sub
  • Collaborate with security, networking, and application teams
  • Assist with hybrid and multi-cloud integration patterns

Application & Development Support

• Support applications deployed on:
  • Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run and App Engine
• Assist development teams with:
  • Environment provisioning
  • Deployment pipelines
  • Performance and reliability tuning
• Review cloud architectures for scalability, resilience, security, and cost

Data & Analytics (Strong Plus)

• Support data platforms such as:
  • BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Dataflow
• Assist with data ingestion pipelines and analytics workloads
• Understand basic data governance, access controls, and performance tuning

Required skills and qualifications:

• Active public trust and/or DOT on-boarded is a strong plus
• 3-6 years of hands-on experience working with Google Cloud Platform in production environments
• Proven experience administering and supporting Google Cloud Platform services

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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