Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited
Google Cloud Engineer - System Integrator
Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited, Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23214
A global IT solutions provider, founded in 1990, is seeking a Google Cloud Engineer to join its expanding team. With expertise spanning cloud computing, cybersecurity, networking, data center modernization, AI, and managed services, the company supports over 4,300 customers worldwide through a network of 1,900+ employees across 30+ global locations. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex, enterprise-scale cloud solutions using Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The successful candidate will design, implement, and optimize secure, scalable cloud infrastructure while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to support digital transformation initiatives. If you're ready to take on technically challenging projects in a high-impact environment, apply now and help shape enterprise cloud strategy on a global scale. Key Responsibilities: Lead the architecture, setup, and configuration of a new GCP environment. Collaborate with stakeholders to define cloud strategy, project requirements, and technical goals. Design and implement foundational GCP services (e.g., Identity and Access Management, networking, billing, security, monitoring). Establish CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and automation for deployment. Migrate workloads and data from on-premise or other cloud platforms to GCP. Develop security policies and best practices for access control, data protection, and compliance. Create documentation, runbooks, and training materials for internal teams. Provide guidance on cost optimization, scalability, and high availability within GCP. Support knowledge transfer and upskilling of internal IT/engineering teams Skills/Must have: Proven experience standing up GCP environments from scratch in a professional setting. Strong knowledge of core GCP services: Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, VPC, IAM, Cloud Monitoring, etc. Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform preferred). Familiarity with containerization (e.g., GKE, Docker) and CI/CD tools (e.g., Cloud Build, Jenkins). Benefits: N/A Salary: $97ph #J-18808-Ljbffr