Cloud Engineer – Google Cloud Platform, GCP

Latitude IT

Cloud Engineer supporting federal clients to optimize computing capabilities on GCP. Responsibilities include automation, monitoring, and collaboration with various technical teams.

Posted 5/18/2026full-timeRemote • Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJavaLinuxPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support federal clients in Cloud Operations to Enhance, Optimize, and Maintain their Computing Capabilities across their Technical Landscape.
Work with System Administrators when Supporting Application Teams.
Work with Project Teams to Operate and Maintain (O&M) Applications hosted on GCP (including FedRAMP-authorized GCP GovCloud environments).
Utilize Automation Tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Cloud Deployment Manager, or similar IaC tooling.
Assist with Upgrading, Installing, and Configuring monitoring solutions (GCP Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Grafana, or similar) for Windows and Linux servers.
Create and maintain gold images and automation scripts.
Assist with reporting on current infrastructure status.
Document each application's production operations processes via a Production Operations Manual (POM).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or 10+ years equivalent technical experience.
6+ years setting up, configuring, and using GCP cloud operational tools to ensure service level agreements and performance targets are met, and continued compliance with policies, standards, and guidelines.
Experience with monitoring of OS/application-level metrics and related visualizations (GCP Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Grafana, or similar).
4+ years of experience in Bash shell, PowerShell, as well as Java or Python.
Strong analytical skills with a logical mindset and problem-solving approach.
Effective communication skills both orally and written with various audiences.
Experience and proven ability to work remotely.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance or higher — required.
US Citizenship required (federal contract requirement).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Vision, Dental
Paid Vacation & Sick Time
Paid Federal Holidays
401k Retirement Plan with 100% Company Matching
Employer Paid Life Insurance
Continued Education Assistance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Commuter Benefits Program
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Caregiver Support Program
Adoption Assistance Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

GCPTerraformAnsibleCloud Deployment ManagerGCP Cloud MonitoringCloud LoggingGrafanaBashPowerShellJava

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solvingeffective communicationremote work capability

Certifications

Bachelor of Science in Computer SciencePublic Trust clearance