Google Cloud Platform Engineer

LightFeather is seeking a Cloud Engineer with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure. You'll play a pivotal role in automation, security, networking, and continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), helping drive cloud optimization efforts in a high-security federal environment. This is a high-impact opportunity to influence infrastructure strategy, automation frameworks, and multi-cloud integration for government systems.

Location: On-site, Washington, DC (5 days/week)

Job Type: Full-time

Citizenship: United States Citizenship Required

Clearance: Active Secret/Top Secret Security Clearance Required

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure Engineering – Design and manage scalable, secure, and resilient GCP environments for enterprise applications

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Develop and maintain automated provisioning pipelines using Terraform, Packer, and Jenkins

Cloud Security and Compliance – Implement Identity and Access Management (IAM), encryption, and GCP Security Command Center to meet federal security standards

Networking and Connectivity – Configure and troubleshoot Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), subnets, firewalls, load balancers, and hybrid networking

CI/CD and DevOps Integration – Enhance deployment pipelines using GitHub, Azure DevOps, and Terraform

Cloud Cost Optimization – Monitor usage and reduce costs using tools such as Harness Cloud Costs and Stackdriver

Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Operations – Enable seamless integration across GCP, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure

Incident Response and Troubleshooting – Diagnose and resolve cloud infrastructure issues to ensure system availability

Server Automation and Configuration Management – Automate system tasks using PowerShell, Bash, Python, and configuration scripts

Stakeholder Collaboration – Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to align cloud strategies with business needs

Required Qualifications

United States citizenship

Active Secret/Top Secret security clearance

Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud engineering, systems administration, or DevOps with a focus on GCP

Preferred certification: Google Cloud Fundamentals – Core Infrastructure or equivalent

Expertise in Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub, and Azure DevOps

Strong understanding of GCP IAM, encryption, monitoring, and compliance standards

Experience with GCP networking components including VPCs, load balancing, and VPNs

Familiarity with cross-cloud integrations in AWS and Azure

Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, Python, and configuration formats like JSON and YAML

Preferred Experience

Serverless computing, Kubernetes (Google Kubernetes Engine), and container orchestration

Familiarity with GCP Anthos, Cloud Functions, and App Engine

Experience with incident response, disaster recovery, and high-availability architectures

Why Join LightFeather?

At LightFeather, you're not just taking a job—you’re joining a purpose-driven team that delivers innovative, mission-critical solutions to make a real difference. You’ll work on diverse, meaningful projects that challenge and inspire you, alongside some of the best minds in the industry.