Senior GCP Platform Engineer (449836) POST NUMBER: 449899
DETAILS
Location: 100% Remote
Position Type: 6M C2H
Hourly / Salary: to $145K
JOB SUMMARY
Vaco Technology is currently seeing a Senior GCP Platform Engineer for a 6M C2H opportunity that is 100% remote-based. The Senior GCP Platform Engineer must possess a strong understanding of Cloud-based Platforms, including GCP, AWS, and Azure, with specialization in GCP. The GCP Platform Engineer must possess extensive hands-on expertise in CloudDeployment Manager, Cost Management, Cloud Monitoring, Networking, and GCP Services required to manage workloads in Cloud. The Senior GCP Platform Engineer must have hands-on experience with cloud-based tools, including
Terraform, CloudCheckr, CloudGuard, Dome9, Prisma Cloud, CloudHealth, and Cloudability. Additionally, the Senior GCP Platform Engineer must possess familiarity with Linux and Windows operating systems, networking, production operations, and software deployment.
- Day-to-Day Monitoring of End-Client Cloud-Based Infrastructure
- Conduct Weekly Discussions with End-Clients to Review Outstanding Issues/Changes / Discuss Proposals for Improving End-Client Environment
- Develop Automated Solutions to Monitor / Support Cloud-Based Infrastructure
- Configure / Tune Cloud-Based Tools – Managing End-Client Cost / Security / Compliance
- Provide Consultation / Monthly Reporting on End-Client Cloud-Based Infrastructure
- Demonstrated Technical Leadership – Exceptional Written / Verbal Communication Skills
About the Project: The Senior GCP Platform Engineer will be joining a company that operates as an MSP, requiring the Platform Engineer to have strong client-facing experience and excellent communication skills. The Senior GCP Platform Engineer will work closely with the Onboarding Engineer and a Functional Project Manager to clearly articulate the rationale behind selected tools and technologies, respond directly to client inquiries, and ensure a smooth and informed integration experience. The Senior GCP Platform Engineer is a combination of Direct-End Client Interfacing / Solutioning and Hands-On GCP Platform Engineering. The Observability Strategy Team also works hands-in hand with the Platform Engineers, Onboarding Engineers, and Project Managers working to smoothly implement services / solutions into End-Client environments. Both the Project Engineering and Observability Teams are actively integrating AI solutions in partnership with NVIDIA, where both teams offer the opportunity to expand into advanced AI and platform. technologies.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Senior GCP Platform Engineer (expertise / advanced) – CloudDeployment Manager / CloudFormation / ARM / Terraform Templates
- Direct-Client Interfacing / Solutioning – Configuration / Tuning | Cost Management | Cloud Security / Compliance | Develop Automated Monitoring / Support Solutions | Develop Solutions to Improve End-Client Environment | Address Outstanding Issues / Changes, etc.
- GCP Cloud-Native Services (expertise / advanced) – Cloud Monitoring / Cloud Trace / Cloud VPN / Cloud Identity / Cloud Build / CloudTrail / App Engine, etc.
- Cost / Security / Compliance Management in Public Cloud – CloudCheckr / CloudGuard Dome 9 / CloudHealth / Cloud Prisma / Cloudability, etc.
- Cloud Infrastructure / Platform Engineering (working knowledge) – Cloud Migrations (Lift and Shift / Replatforming / Refactoring / Cloud Storage Transfer Services) | Cloud Networking (VCP / Load Balancing, etc.) | Cloud Identity (IAM / SSO / Zero Trust / OAuth, etc.)
- Scripting Languages (hands-on) – PowerShell / Python / BASH, etc.
- Service Portals / Ticketing Systems – Incident / Change Management
- Vendor Management – Fostering / Growing / Building Relationships
- Windows / Linux Administration
- Distributed Systems (strong understanding)
- Networking Protocols (familiarity) – TCP/IP Protocols / Applications
- Scaling Technologies / Solutions (understanding) – Horizontal/Vertical Scaling | Stateless / Scalable Services / Manual Provisioning | Managed/Serverless Platforms | Cost / Performance Optimization | HA / Fault Tolerance
- Auto-Scaling / GKE / Cloud Run / Cloud Functions / Cloud Load Balancing / CDN / Traffic Director / Cloud Storage / Cloud Monitoring / IaC / Cloud Trace, etc.
- Containerized Technologies (understanding) – Docker / Kubernetes / Orchestration / CI/CD Pipelines, etc.
PREFERRED (not required)
- Cloud Certifications – GCP-PCA (Cloud Architect) / SAA-C03 (AWS Solutions Architect Associate) / SAP-C02 (AWS Solutions Architect Professional)
- SRE Principles – SLO / SLI / Error Budgets for Cloud Services | Infrastructure / Operations Automation | Observability Stack / System Health Maintenance | Incident Management / Continuous Improvement | Scalability / Resilient Platform Design
- Database Technologies (familiarity) – Relational / NoSQL
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.