Title: GCP Cloud Engineer/Architect
Location: Remote
Clearance: Must be a US Citizen eligible to OBTAIN a Secret Clearance
Position Overview
The GCP Cloud Engineer 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
· 4–6+ 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
· Familiarity 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
Position Characteristics
· Professional services and modernization focused
· Customer-facing engineering role
· Opportunity to grow into a multi-cloud or multi-OEM subject matter expert
Skills Required
- 4-6+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience
- Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Kubernetes/GKE deployment and operations experience
- Cloud networking expertise, including VPCs, subnets, routing, firewall rules, and load balancing
- Experience with IAM, service accounts, and organization policies
- Proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code practices
- Familiarity with Linux, containers, YAML, and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong communication and customer-facing skills
- Ability to work independently and manage ambiguity
- 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
- US citizenship and eligibility to obtain a Secret clearance
What We Do
August Schell is dedicated to delivering agile and innovative cybersecurity solutions to proactively defend and protect organization’s data against cyber attacks. Through our proven expertise with cybersecurity services and solutions, we are masters at designing, deploying and implementing highly secure solutions for on-premise and cloud based computing environments. We offer a wide range of next-generation products and services for: - Enterprise-Scale Identity Management, including Derived Credentials for Mobility - Big Data, including Security and Visualization related to Big Data Network Security and Visibility - Operational Intelligence - Data Center Security, including Firewalls, Endpoint Awareness/Management, and Virtualization - Cloud Security and Visibility - Application and Data Security - Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC), including Compute, Storage, Network & Backup We understand how critically important it is to defend critical digital assets and sensitive data from the constant threat of cyber attacks. We do not take this responsibility lightly and it’s with integrity that August Schell has defined our approach to our customers, without boundaries.
