GCP Operation Engineer

Smart It Frame - Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Charlotte, NC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The GCP Operation Engineer role is focused on leveraging Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to build and manage complex infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools. This position requires extensive experience in software engineering and a strong understanding of GCP networking services, cloud offerings, and automation tools. The engineer will be responsible for provisioning and configuring network services, ensuring security and compliance, and supporting large-scale Kubernetes infrastructure deployments.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage complex infrastructure programmatically using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Provision and configure GCP networking services such as VPC, VPN, and Cloud Load Balancing.
• Implement and manage cloud service offerings related to Data, Analytics, and AI/ML on GCP.
• Utilize scripting and automation tools for network provisioning and configuration.
• Ensure security and compliance standards are met in cloud service implementations.
• Support large-scale Kubernetes infrastructure build-outs and service provisioning.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience or equivalent work experience, training, military experience, or education.
• 3+ years of experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with IaC tools such as Terraform and GitHub.
• Strong understanding of GCP networking services including VPC, VPN, and Cloud Load Balancing.
• Knowledge of cloud service offerings related to Data, Analytics, and AI/ML on GCP.
• Experience with at least three key services: Big Query, Composer, Vertex AI, Document AI, Agent Builder, DataProc, Data Catalog, Notebook.
• In-depth knowledge of network protocols, security, and compliance standards.
• Experience with scripting and automation tools for network provisioning.
• Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts like landing zones and Blueprints.
• Proficient in container-based solutions and Kubernetes infrastructure.

Nice-to-haves

• Cloud certification on GCP.