Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology

Senior Google Cloud Platform Engineer optimizing GCP infrastructure at GDIT. Collaborating with AWS and Azure Engineers to support AI/ML initiatives and improve cloud environments.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $149,469 - $184,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

BigQueryCloudDNSDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engineer, deploy, and optimize GCP infrastructure across IaaS, PaaS, serverless, container, data, and AI services
Support data scientists and AI engineers using Vertex AI, Gemini APIs, Model Garden, BigQuery ML, Dataproc, Dataflow, and Databricks on GCP
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and policy-driven automation frameworks
Migrate cloud resources into IaC with version control, automated testing, and compliance enforcement
Implement DevSecOps practices including automated scans, configuration compliance, policy-as-code, and CI/CD controls
Engineer core GCP components: compute, storage, networking, identity, Kubernetes, monitoring, logging, and governance
Design and support secure connectivity across hybrid, SaaS, and multi-cloud architectures
Produce architecture diagrams, engineering documentation, implementation guides, and technical recommendations
Evaluate emerging GCP, AI, and multi-cloud services and recommend adoption strategies

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of related experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Systems Engineering, or related field
Hands-on enterprise-scaling Google Cloud Platform (GCP) engineering and operations experience
Experience supporting AI/ML workloads (Vertex AI, BigQuery, Dataproc, Dataflow, MLOps patterns)
Strong DevSecOps automation skills, including CI/CD, Git-based workflows, and secure deployment practices
Expertise with Terraform and IaC best practices
Proficiency with Linux and Windows Server
Scripting experience with Python, Bash, and PowerShell
Strong GCP networking experience (VPCs, subnets, firewall rules, Cloud DNS, Cloud NAT, etc.)
Experience with Docker and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
401K with company match
Paid time off including vacation, sick, and personal time
Holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
Full flex work weeks where possible
15 days of paid leave per calendar year
10 paid holidays per year
Paid Family Leave program providing up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

TerraformPythonBashPowerShellLinux ServerWindows ServerCI/CDBigQueryDataprocDataflow

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree in ITBachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering