Google Cloud Engineer – SME
ActioNet, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure solutions—primarily on Google Cloud.
- Evaluate and select appropriate cloud services based on project requirements.
- Develop integration strategies and data flow architectures for cloud-based systems.
- Integrate Google Cloud services (e.g., Google Earth Engine, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions) with on-premises systems or other cloud platforms.
- Develop and maintain APIs for system and application integrations.
- Use tools like Google Cloud API Gateway, Cloud Endpoints, and Service Accounts for secure integrations.
- Implement automation using tools like Terraform, Gitlab CI/CD, or Google Cloud SDK.
- Configure and deploy virtual machines, networking, and storage resources within Google Cloud.
- Set up containerized environments with Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
- Migrate data from on-premises databases or other cloud providers to Google Cloud platforms; Implement ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes; Optimize data pipelines for performance and cost-efficiency.
- Implement cloud security best practices such as identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and network security.
- Perform security audits and assessments to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
- Manage security policies and access controls using Google Cloud Security tools.
- Monitor cloud resources and applications using Google Cloud Operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) for performance and availability.
- Troubleshoot issues related to integration, network, and cloud services.
- Provide ongoing support for cloud infrastructure and resolve incidents in production environments.
- Collaborate with development teams, business stakeholders, and clients to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
- Document integration processes, architecture designs, and best practices for internal use and client delivery.
Requirements
- Cloud Platform Expertise - Proficiency in GCP and AWS.
- Good understanding of the different cloud Service Models (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS)
- Automation tools: Knowledge of tools to automate the provisioning, scaling, and management of cloud environments (Dev/QA, ITE, Stage and Production).
- Familiarity with regulatory standards and how to ensure the cloud environment adheres to them e.g. FedRAMP, FISMA etc.
- Familiarity with container orchestration and deployment (Docker, Kubernetes), cloud database services and storage solutions
- Experience with building, testing, and deploying applications in a cloud environment using DevSecOps and CI/CD
- Skills in automating workflows and integrating with cloud platforms.
- Understanding how to interact with cloud services programmatically using APIs and SDKs.
- Experience in setting up and configuring monitoring for performance, security, and availability using tools such as Datadog, and other monitoring platforms.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- 401(k) Savings Plan
- Education and Professional Training
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Employee Referral and Merit Recognition Programs
- Employee Assistance and Identity Theft Protection
- Paid Holidays: 11 per year
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Disability Insurance
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Hard Skills & Tools
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)AWSAPIsTerraformKubernetesGoogle Kubernetes Engine (GKE)ETLDevSecOpsCI/CDcloud security best practices
Soft Skills
collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationdocumentation