GCP Engineer

The role

This person will design, build, and operate secure Google Cloud infrastructure. They will automate cloud environments using Infrastructure as Code and support federal agency modernization.

What you will do

• Design, build, configure, and operate secure Google Cloud infrastructure.
• Deploy and support GCP compute and application platforms.
• Design and troubleshoot GCP networking.
• Configure and manage Google Cloud identity and security capabilities.
• Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Build and maintain CI/CD and deployment automation.
• Implement Google Cloud Monitoring, Logging, and observability.
• Use AFS-approved AI-assisted engineering tools and workflows.
• Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Lead complex GCP initiatives and mentor others for more experienced candidates.

Required qualifications

• At least 2 years of hands-on engineering experience specifically within Google Cloud Platform production environments.
• Hands-on experience across multiple core GCP areas such as Compute Engine, GKE/Kubernetes, Cloud Run, VPC networking, IAM/service accounts, Cloud Storage, or Cloud Monitoring/Logging.
• Hands-on experience designing, provisioning, or maintaining GCP infrastructure using Terraform or comparable Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting GCP networking and IAM/security.
• Experience deploying or operating containerized/cloud-native workloads using GKE/Kubernetes and Docker and/or serverless workloads using Cloud Run.
• Experience building or supporting CI/CD pipelines and automated cloud deployments.
• Work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
• Google Cloud certification such as Associate Cloud Engineer, Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer, Professional Cloud Security Engineer, or Professional Cloud Network Engin
• Experience with advanced GCP networking or platform capabilities.
• Experience with additional Google Cloud services such as BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL, Dataflow, Firestore, Vertex AI, or Gemini.
• Experience migrating applications or infrastructure from on-premises, AWS, Azure, or legacy environments into Google Cloud.
• Experience with Helm, Argo CD, GitOps, policy as code, secrets management, platform engineering, or SRE practices.
• Experience with NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, Zero Trust, federal cloud security, or other regulated environments.
• Previous federal consulting, government, or mission-oriented delivery experience.

Benefits

• Certifications
• Industry training
• Hands-on experience

Before you apply

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to work with federal clients and comply with applicable AFS, client, security, and program requirements.
• Applicants must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
• Candidates currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

About the company

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture that helps the US federal government. They serve clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.