[Remote] Cloud Engineer (Google Cloud Platform)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dice is a company seeking a Cloud Engineer with expertise in Google Cloud Platform. The role involves configuring cloud environments, managing security protocols, and optimizing cloud service usage to meet project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Configure and deploy VPC environments and cloud instances, as designed by the Cloud Architect, to meet the needs across all hosted workloads
• Evaluate and collaborate with SecOps team to establish security controls necessary to meet policy and standards from the CISO, ideally in a templated and automated manner
• Analyze and recommend new cloud platform capabilities for consideration for adoption
• Manage users/orgs/groups/access within the cloud platform, based on requirements defined by the Identity Access Management team
• Create monitoring and reporting capabilities to meet the management needs of the cloud platform
• Follow standards and procedures (SOPs) for consumption of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS (via IaC)
• Communicate/advocate capabilities of the cloud platform to drive adoption
• Work with SecOps resources to ensure network security policy is established in a consistent, repeatable and automated manner
• Escalate if/when roadblocks or delays arise that cannot be addressed via 1:1 interaction
• Monitoring system availability across a multi-vendor technology stack, to be able to maximize availability and rapidly diagnose/resolve issues when they arise
• Establishing the capabilities to minimize costs (instance scheduling, scale-up/down, self-provisioning, etc.) to compel application owners to run their apps in the cloud
• Handling multiple project needs concurrently without affecting project deadlines
• Provision cloud services (server instances, storage, reporting, monitoring, security, etc.) to meet project requirements
• Subject matter expert for project teams requiring input and work from the Cloud Operations team
• Engage other infrastructure and operations teams as needed to meet project needs
• Escalate if/when roadblocks or delays arise that cannot be addressed via 1:1 interaction

Skills

• Configure and deploy VPC environments and cloud instances, as designed by the Cloud Architect, to meet the needs across all hosted workloads
• Evaluate and collaborate with SecOps team to establish security controls necessary to meet policy and standards from the CISO, ideally in a templated and automated manner
• Analyze and recommend new cloud platform capabilities for consideration for adoption
• Manage users/orgs/groups/access within the cloud platform, based on requirements defined by the Identity Access Management team
• Create monitoring and reporting capabilities to meet the management needs of the cloud platform
• Follow standards and procedures (SOPs) for consumption of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS (via IaC)
• Communicate/advocate capabilities of the cloud platform to drive adoption
• Work with SecOps resources to ensure network security policy is established in a consistent, repeatable and automated manner
• Escalate if/when roadblocks or delays arise that cannot be addressed via 1:1 interaction
• Work MST Timezone
• In performing this duty, provide examples of typical problems or challenges encountered by this position, and the guidance used to resolve the problem
• Monitoring system availability across a multi-vendor technology stack, to be able to maximize availability and rapidly diagnose/resolve issues when they arise
• Establishing the capabilities to minimize costs (instance scheduling, scale-up/down, self-provisioning, etc.) to compel application owners to run their apps in the cloud
• Handling multiple project needs concurrently without affecting project deadlines
• Provision cloud services (server instances, storage, reporting, monitoring, security, etc.) to meet project requirements
• Subject matter expert for project teams requiring input and work from the Cloud Operations team
• Engage other infrastructure and operations teams as needed to meet project needs
• Escalate if/when roadblocks or delays arise that cannot be addressed via 1:1 interaction
• Work MST Timezone

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