Sobre este puesto de Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Engineer en A-TEK Inc.
Empower, Innovate, Impact! At Team A-TEK, we EMPOWER people to drive INNOVATION that IMPACTS mission!
A-TEK operates at the intersection of mission and innovation by applying our deep domain expertise across the federal markets. Embracing our digital-first strategy, A-TEK provides enhanced capabilities in application development, digital transformation, enterprise IT, and scientific services. Our solutions are designed to modernize, automate, secure, protect, and enhance the operations of our federal clients, ensuring they stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Our work is fueled by a passion to serve our clients’ needs and to protect the safety and welfare of Americans. That passion shapes how we nurture our most valuable asset – Our Employees. A-TEK actively cultivates the talent that drives our success and fosters a creative, challenging, and mission-driven work environment for current and future employees.
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Engineer
A-TEK is seeking a GCP Engineer to support our federal client based in Silver Spring, MD location. The successful candidate will deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure supporting the client’s applications and data services. Support growing cloud workloads across the agency’s organizations and collaborate with OCI engineers, database administrators, developers, and security personnel. Help teams operate dependable services and resolve connectivity and deployment issues.
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland. Onsite work and Government-approved telework as assigned. Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern coverage, with emergency on-call support as needed.
Responsibilities
- Provision and support GCP compute, storage, networking, and managed services for assigned workloads.
- Configure and troubleshoot VPC networks, subnets, firewall rules, load balancing, and private connectivity within the assigned scope.
- Manage assigned IAM roles, service accounts, and secrets using established access and security controls.
- Build and maintain infrastructure automation using Terraform, gcloud CLI, and scripting; support repeatable deployments and controlled changes.
- Monitor infrastructure health, logs, performance, and capacity; troubleshoot incidents and maintain operational documentation.
- Coordinate connectivity and dependencies between GCP, OCI, and other environments; support migration and resilience activities as assigned.
Required qualifications
- 4+ years of systems or infrastructure engineering experience, including at least 2 years of hands-on GCP deployment and operations experience.
- Practical GCP computing, networking, IAM, monitoring, and production troubleshooting experience.
- Experience with Terraform or comparable infrastructure as code, Linux administration, and Bash or Python scripting.
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, or a related field, or a government-approved qualifying substitution.
- Ability to communicate technical plans and risks clearly, document changes, and coordinate work across customer and contractor teams.
Preferred qualifications
- Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect certification.
- Cloud SQL administration for PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server, including backups, high availability, and performance troubleshooting.
- GKE/Kubernetes, CI/CD, Secret Manager, and cross-cloud networking experience.
- Database migrations, Oracle familiarity, or experience connecting applications to managed databases.
- Federal cloud support experience and CompTIA Security+ or another relevant security certification.
Work and access requirements
Ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust suitability determination and comply with federal identity, security, and training requirements. U.S. citizenship or qualifying lawful U.S. status is required, subject to customer access approval. Participate in authorized emergency support and coordinate work through established change and access processes.
Compensation:
- Salary Range: $140,000 – $150,000 annually (commensurate with experience)
- Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with employer match; paid time off; professional development opportunities.
Why Join Us?
At A-TEK, you’ll work at the intersection of cloud security, DevOps, and federal healthcare, ensuring that mission-critical health data remains secure, accessible, and compliant. You’ll collaborate with experts in cloud engineering, cybersecurity, and data governance to deliver innovative, secure, and efficient solutions that make a real impact on public health.
Candidates may use tools (including AI) for proofreading or formatting; however, using any tool to fabricate, exaggerate, or misrepresent qualifications, experience, or work product is not permitted. We may assess application materials for job-related technical depth, internal consistency, and demonstrated hands-on experience, including through follow-up questions, skills assessments, or reference checks. Verification of education may be requested before or during the hiring process.
For security and identity verification purposes, participants may be asked to temporarily disable virtual backgrounds during portions of the call.
Misrepresentation or falsification may result in removal from further consideration. Candidates who need a reasonable accommodation in the application or interview process may request one.
A-TEK, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or status as a qualified individual with a disability, or Vietnam era or other protected Veteran status.
