
Google Cloud Platform Engineer
Role summary
The GCP Cloud Infrastructure / Cloud Security Engineering Lead is responsible for identifying, investigating, and remediating vulnerabilities and cloud misconfigurations across enterprise cloud environments. This role involves leading remediation efforts, diagnosing root causes, implementing corrective actions, and partnering with various teams to reduce operational risk and improve cloud security posture through automation and standardization. The position supports enterprise cloud engineering initiatives within regulated environments and requires strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to mentor other cloud engineers.
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ob Title: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Engineer
Location: Pittsburg, PA or Lake Mary, FL (Hybrid 2 - 3 days on site)
Job Duration: Long Term Contract (W2 Only)
Role Description
The GCP Cloud Infrastructure / Cloud Security Engineering Lead is responsible for identifying, investigating, and remediating vulnerabilities and cloud misconfigurations across enterprise cloud environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead remediation efforts for cloud vulnerabilities and infrastructure security issues
- Diagnose root-cause failures and implement long-term corrective actions
- Partner with production services, cloud engineering, and IaC teams to reduce recurring operational risk
- Support secure cloud operations across Google Cloud Platform environments
- Improve cloud security posture through automation, standardization, and operational excellence
- Support enterprise cloud engineering initiatives within highly regulated environments
- Participate in operational support activities requiring overlap with US-based teams
- Mentor cloud engineers and promote strong engineering and remediation practices
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience supporting enterprise cloud infrastructure environments
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform)
- Proven experience diagnosing and remediating cloud vulnerabilities and misconfigurations
- Strong understanding of enterprise cloud infrastructure and cloud security principles
- Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Experience collaborating with production services and infrastructure automation teams
- Experience working within regulated or financial services environments
- Ability to work independently in operationally demanding enterprise environments
- Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Financial services industry experience
- Experience supporting enterprise vulnerability remediation programs
- Familiarity with Qualys or similar vulnerability management platforms
- Exposure to cloud compliance frameworks and posture management tooling
- Experience supporting production cloud operations with US timezone overlap
- Experience with cloud infrastructure security and operational governance
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