# Google Cloud Platform Engineer

> Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation · Hanscom Air Force Base, United States (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-07

**Workplace:** remote

## Description

This role supports the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for a Google Cloud Platform Engineer.

**Location:** This position will be remote.

**Responsibilities:**

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer with expertise in multiple cloud platforms. A successful individual will be responsible for developing in a scalable cloud-native solutions, and ensuring best practices across architecture, development, deployment and security.  This is a hands-on technical role that requires rolling up your sleeves to architect, code, and debug.    
 

-   Design scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions for Google environment.
-   Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and assess their potential impact on organizational goals.  
-   ​Drive adoption of DevOps practices, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks.  
-   Optimize application performance and reliability in cloud environments. 
-   ​Design secure cloud architectures implementing zero-trust principles and defense-in-depth strategies.  
-   ​Ensure compliance with industry standards (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, etc.) and regulatory requirements.  
-   ​Implement identity and access management solutions and security monitoring frameworks.  
-   Facilitate customer onboarding and implement a consistent pathway to cloud adoption. 
-   Assess legacy systems and design modernization strategies including containerization and microservices. 
-   ​Develop migration methodologies and ensure minimal organizational disruption during transitions. 
-   Manage and optimize cloud environments, networking, VPNs, IaaS, PaaS, and SQL systems. 
-   Implement and maintain Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, and Guacamole to support DevSecOps practices. 
-   Containerize applications to enhance scalability and deployment efficiency. 
-   Support the design and development of Shared Services. 
-   Configure and troubleshoot cloud, virtual, and physical hardware and software systems. 
-   Establish and maintain SQL and NoSQL databases, ensuring their performance and reliability. 
-   Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes. 
-   Conduct security assessments and remediate vulnerabilities in cloud environments.  
-   Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, operations, security, and product management. 
-   ​Create reference architectures, design patterns, and technical standards for cloud implementations.

## Requirements

-   Bachelor’s Degree and 4+ years or more of experience; additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
-   Must have an active Secret clearance.
-   1 or more cloud certifications
-   US citizenship required.
-   Certifications: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2) 
-   ​​Excellent verbal and written communications skills.  
-   ​​Experience onboarding customer log-data from cloud platforms to on-premises or cloud-based analysis environments such as Elastic or Splunk.  
-   Cloud architecture and design experience. 

**Preferred Skills**

·       Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1.  

·       Experience with Zero Trust Architecture. 

·       Excellent customer service skills, with experience working in a customer-facing position. 

·       ​Strong understanding Active Directory, Azure AD, SAML and the standards, procedures, and processes.  

·       Experience with Ansible, AWS console, Elastic, AWS, Azure, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket and various cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings. 

·       Administration experience with cloud-based applications (MS O365, SharePoint, Azure AD, AWS). 

·       ​Experience administering Windows Server, and related services.  

·       Cloud certifications in Google clouds.

## Benefits

**SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits:**

-   Medical
-   Dental
-   Vision
-   AD&D
-   STD
-   LTD
-   Company paid Life Insurance
-   401k with employer contribution
-   Paid Time Off
-   Pet Insurance

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