Google Cloud Engineer

PLEASE, NO C2C OR H1B OR OPT VISA HOLDERS. THIS IS A PERMANENT POSITION WITH NO VISA TRANSFER OR SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE.

Please Read: This is a 6 month contract to hire position with a fortune 500 company. During the contract period, you can work remotely, but once you convert to a full-time employee, you will be required to work onsite in Springfield, MO.

Job Title: Google Cloud Platform Engineer

Summary

Capstone IT is helping our client to find a Google Cloud Platform Engineer who will work with a small team to design, implement, and manage Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure while helping drive the organization's cloud adoption strategy. This individual will build and optimize CI/CD pipelines, automate infrastructure deployments, support cloud migrations, and ensure secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud environments.

Top 4 Skills

1. Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
2. CI/CD Pipeline Development (Cloud Build, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
3. Terraform & Infrastructure as Code
4. Kubernetes (GKE) & Cloud Architecture

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy cloud solutions using GCP services such as Compute Engine, GKE, and Cloud Run.
• Build, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead cloud adoption and migration initiatives.
• Automate infrastructure using Terraform or Deployment Manager.
• Monitor performance, security, and cloud spending.
• Troubleshoot cloud-related issues and support application teams.
• Document cloud environments, processes, and configurations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of IT experience.
• 8+ years of cloud engineering experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on GCP experience.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience leading cloud migration and adoption efforts.
• Strong Terraform, Kubernetes, Python, and Bash skills.
• Knowledge of networking and cloud security.
• Google Cloud certification preferred.