Cloud Engineer(GCP) - Google Public Cloud Engineering

This is a hybrid position requiring an on-site presence 3 to 4 days per week. Please note that the number of days on-site can increase based on business needs.

As a Cloud Engineer, you will oversee the design, implementation, and management of our cloud infrastructure on the Google Cloud Platform. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess requirements, develop cloud solutions, and ensure the security, scalability, and reliability of our cloud-based systems. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in GCP infrastructure architecture and a deep understanding of GCP Database solutions, Data architecture and data analytics solutions. You will participate in architecture reviews of GCP environments, bring engineering best practices, lead and implement changes, and inspire teams toward delivery excellence at Sysco.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of the Google Cloud Platform Data architecture while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Design, implement, and manage highly available and scalable cloud infrastructure on the Google Cloud Platform.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and application teams to understand business requirements, translate them into cloud architecture designs, and provide operational support to application teams.
• Develop and maintain cloud data migration strategies, including assessing existing systems, identifying gaps, and recommending remediation and infrastructure implementation plans.
• Ensure the security, availability, and performance of GCP resources through proper design and configuration.
• Implement and optimize cloud-based infrastructure solutions, such as virtual networks, private service access, storage, databases, compute resources, and identity and access management.
• Define and enforce cloud governance policies, including resource tagging, access controls, and cost management.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues related to GCP infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Stay up to date with the latest trends and advancements in GCP and cloud computing technologies and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Data architects, developers, network administrators, security specialists, and cloud providers to ensure seamless integration of cloud solutions.
• Work with DevOps and IaC tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Docker and Terraform.
• Ensure the security and compliance of all Sysco’s infrastructure, data, applications, and configurations.  
• Design / Develop Scripts for Automation where appropriate.
  

• Extensive knowledge of GCP infrastructure, services, and Database solutions, including GCP private/internal access technologies, Cloud Storage, GCP BigQuery, Cloud Spanner, Dataflow, Dataproc etc
• Should have a successful track record in architecting, designing, implementing, and managing systems and infrastructure in a cloud computing environment, including hybrid architectures.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or appropriate related field is preferred. Equivalent work experience may be substituted for these education requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

• 3 years of relevant experience in public cloud administration (Google Cloud Platform. )

• 5 years preferred

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

• GCP Certified Cloud Engineer
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• GCP Cloud Architect
• VMware Certified Professional

Working experience with native cloud technologies, 3rd party automation tools as such as Jenkins, Terraform, Chef, Cloud Custodian, and automation/scripting via CLI including Python, Bash and Powershell.

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Travel Requirements

Travel is primarily limited to training and conferences.

Work Environment

Agile teams working in a Scrum framework.