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JOB DETAILS:
Position:GCP Cloud Engineer
JOB REF#:44764 - 13450266
Duration:12 Months (Contract)
Location:REMOTE - Denver, CO
Pay Rate:$65.00 (W2 only) or $70.00 (INCORPORATED), (Not accepting 1099 or C2C)
This role is 100% REMOTE, but you MUST be LOCATED in the STATE OF COLORADO.
HOURS: MON-FRI 8am- 5pm
Seeking to hire a GCP Cloud Engineer accelerates project delivery by implementing enterprise grade cloud designs and automation standards established by the Cloud Architecture and Operations teams. They will be operating within a DevOps methodology, you will serve as the primary infrastructure lead on cloud migration and modernization projects, provisioning application hosting environments, building robust monitoring, and ensuring high availability. This includes authoring, socializing, and governing standards for how the organization consumes cloud services. We are looking for a continuous-improvement champion who will drive lifecycle management, evaluate evolving GCP capabilities, manage vendor interactions, and participate in after-hours on-call rotation.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Infrastructure as Code: Deploy and manage GCP infrastructure natively as code (IaC) utilizing Terraform integrated into automated CI/CD pipelines.
Standardization: Define, document, and govern Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the secure consumption of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS across GCP.
Core Networking: Configure and deploy highly available VPC environments, Shared VPCs, and cloud compute instances across all hosted enterprise workloads.
Security Automation: Partner with Network Security Operations (NetSecOps) and the CISO team to embed identity, governance, and network security policies directly into automated, reusable infrastructure templates.
Identity & Access: Manage cloud platform users, organizations, groups, and access controls in strict alignment with IAM team requirements.
Observability: Design and implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and reporting capabilities to ensure platform health and management visibility.
Innovation & Advocacy: Analyze emerging GCP features for platform adoption and evangelize cloud capabilities to internal teams to drive migration.
Tier-2 Support: Act as the escalation point for on-call/break-fix efforts to rapidly diagnose and resolve complex incidents within cloud-based systems.
On-Call Operations: Participate in a rotating 24/7/365 after-hours on-call schedule to provide Tier-2 engineering support, system monitoring, and rapid incident response for production environments.
REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
5+ years of infrastructure development experience with hands-on experience with GCP foundation services related to computing, network, storage, content delivery, administration and security, deployment and management, and automation
technologies.
5+ years of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience in Terraform or similar.
Deep domain expertise in cloud infrastructure solutions (i.e. Windows and Linux IaaS, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Security, Management, Storage, Networking, OSS, containers, and Infrastructure as code technology), breadth of
technical experience, and technical aptitude to learn and adjust to new technologies and cloud trends required.
Proven technical breadth and the aptitude to adapt to rapidly changing cloud trends
Demonstrated experience with large-scale infrastructure deployments in enterprise-wide environments.
Hands-on experience building and maintaining automated Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
Strong scripting capabilities in Bash, Python, YAML, and PowerShell.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Able to provided proof of Colorado Residency
Must pass comprehensive background checks, including State, Federal, and Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) clearances.
DESIRED SKILLS:
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification
Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer
Hands-on experience deploying infrastructure via Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar enterprise CI/CD platforms
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Calance Consultant Benefits Offerings:
- EPO/PPO Medical Plans
- HMO/PPO Dental programs
- Vision - VSP (Vision Plan Summary)
- 401K Retirement vesting program (VOYA)
- Paid Bi-Weekly/Direct Deposit
- Flex Spending Plan
- Voluntary Life, AD&D, STD or LTD plans
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