Job Title: Cloud Optimization Engineer- (GCP)
Location: Salt Lake County Utah
Job-Type: Contract to Hire
Compensation: 165-180K
Referral Bonus: $1,500-2,000
Gravity IT is seeking Cloud Systems Engineer with a strong focus on GCP and infrastructure optimization. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in designing, engineering, deploying, and supporting cloud environments leveraging infrastructure as code. As a key member of our client's team, you will play a critical role in driving our cloud transformation initiatives, including modernizing, optimizing, and automating the deployment of their IT infrastructure.
How You'll Contribute
- Effectively communicate and build synergies among Development, Reliability, Security, and DevOps teams.
- Develop automation scripts and tools to facilitate (CI/CD) pipelines, enabling seamless and automated deployment processes for GCP resources.
- Continuously monitor and optimize the performance, cost, and reliability of GCP deployments. Implement changes and updates to Terraform scripts to reflect evolving infrastructure requirements.
- Ensure that all infrastructure deployments comply with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and security best practices. Implement necessary controls and audits within Terraform configurations to maintain compliance.
- Utilize Tools to define and manage infrastructure as code. Develop modular, reusable, and scalable Terraform configurations that can be efficiently deployed across multiple environments.
- What You'll BringProven experience as a Systems/Platform Cloud Engineer, including designing, implementing, and managing cloud solutions.
- In-depth understanding of GCP services and hybrid/on-prem optimization.
- Proficiency in scripting languages, automation first outlook.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues related to GCP infrastructure and services.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines in a cloud environment is highly desirable.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Experience with cloud migration and modernization projects is highly desirable.