Samtek Inc · 2 months ago
Cloud Engineer - Google Cloud (GCP)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expSamtek Inc is a minority-owned small business focused on cloud innovation and DevSecOps solutions. They are seeking a Senior Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Engineer to support the enablement of GCP infrastructure within secure federal environments, requiring expertise in GCP architecture and operationalization.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
Design and implement a scalable and secure GCP Tenancy model aligned with federal agency requirements
Define Landing Zones, organizational policies, and project hierarchy consistent with industry and government best practices
Architect and implement federated identity solutions that integrate with existing enterprise Active Directory or IAM frameworks
Align identity architecture with zero-trust principles and FedRAMP/FISMA compliance standards
Define and enforce baseline security controls, audit policies, and governance structures using tools like Security Command Center, Org Policy, and Forseti
Assist in authoring or reviewing compliance documentation to support ATO (Authority to Operate)
Design and deploy hybrid cloud and cross-cloud network topologies, integrating GCP with AWS, Azure, and on-prem environments
Configure secure and resilient DNS and private connectivity solutions (e.g., Interconnect, VPN, Cloud DNS)
Develop repeatable, modular infrastructure patterns using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines
Automate GCP resource provisioning, configuration drift detection, and compliance monitoring
Serve as a technical advisor to internal cloud engineering teams and agency leadership
Interface with Google PSO, cloud operations, and security stakeholders to ensure architecture aligns with strategic objectives
Qualification
Required
Minimum 5 years of hands-on GCP infrastructure engineering or architecture experience
Minimum 10 years of experience with Infrastructure in major public clouds or data center
Demonstrated success in operationalizing GCP in a large enterprise or federal environment
Strong expertise in: Terraform and automation frameworks, GCP identity and access management (IAM), Networking (VPCs, VPN, Interconnect, DNS), Security and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, FISMA)
Experience working with or within federal agencies or regulated industries
Proven track record designing or migrating workloads to GCP
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
GCP Certifications to include: Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud Security Engineer, Professional DevOps Engineer
Familiarity with other CSPs (AWS, Azure) and hybrid cloud integrations
Experience collaborating with Google PSO or similar professional service teams
Prior involvement in cloud governance, policy management, or cloud security operations
Company
Samtek Inc
We're a team of problem solvers, builders, and engineers driven by purpose and undeterred by complexity.
51-200 employees
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