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GCP Cloud Engineer

telus-digital

Remote, Ontario Remote Full-timeCA$90k–CA$95k / year Posted 7d ago
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ROLE OVERVIEW We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated GCP Cloud Systems Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and operational excellence of our Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment. A key focus for this role will be to work with a transitional team of our legacy on-premises environment to a modern, cloud-native orchestration framework. The ideal candidate is a hybrid of a Systems Administrator and a DevOps Engineer— someone who is comfortable writing Terraform code, troubleshooting networking issues or migrating a legacy scheduler to Airflow and providing support. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Infrastructure & Automation * Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), primarily via Terraform. * Deploy and manage optimized Compute Engine’s, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters, serverless options like Cloud Run or Cloud Functions. * Configure and maintain Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), including subnetting, firewall rules, hybrid connectivity (VPN/Interconnect), Cloud Load Balancing, Certificate management, and Cloud DNS to ensure secure and efficient traffic flow. * Administer compute resources across Compute Engine, Cloud Run, and Cloud SQL.       Security & Governance * Implement and assist in the management of a robust security posture using IAM roles and permissions, ensuring the principle of least privilege across all projects. * Manage secrets and sensitive configurations using GCP Secret Manager. * Manage Cloud Armor for DDoS protection and Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) for secure administrative access. * Utilize Security Command Center to proactively identify and remediate vulnerabilities. * Manage and assist in our ability to ensure the environment meets industry standards such as SOC2. Operations & Reliability * Establish comprehensive monitoring and alerting frameworks using Google Cloud Observability. * Develop and test automated backup and disaster recovery strategies. * Perform regular system patching and image hardening. Cost Management (FinOps) * Monitor cloud consumption and implement cost-saving measures (e.g., committed use discounts, right-sizing). * Establish billing alerts and resource labeling standards. Migration & Data Orchestration (Priority Focus) * Legacy Migration: Lead the strategic migration of batch scheduling workloads from on-premises systems to GCP Composer / Apache Airflow. * DAG Development: Design and implement scalable, maintainable Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) to automate complex data pipelines and batch jobs. * Workflow Optimization: Analyze legacy batch schedules to identify opportunities for parallelization, optimization, and modernization in the cloud. * Cutover Planning: Manage the risk and execution of "cutover" events, ensuring zero data loss and minimal downtime during the transition from on-prem to GCP. OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS & AVAILABILITY Crucial Note on Availability: As this role is critical to the stability of our production environments, the successful candidate must be available for support during both standard business hours and non-business hours. This includes: * Participation in an on-call rotation. * Availability for emergency troubleshooting during weekends or overnight if a critical system failure occurs. * Scheduling maintenance windows and migration cutovers during off-peak hours. QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS Minimum Requirements: * Experience: 3–5+ years of professional experience managing production environments in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). * Migration Expertise: 3–5 years of proven experience supporting the migration of on-premises batch scheduling systems to GCP Composer or Apache Airflow. * IaC: Proven expertise with Terraform for provisioning cloud resources. * Containers: Strong proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes (K8s). * OS: Expert-level knowledge of Linux administration. * Networking: Deep understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, and Load Balancing. Preferred Qualifications: * Certification: GCP Professional Cloud Architect or Professional Data Engineer. * CI/CD: Experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Google Cloud Build. * Scripting: Proficiency in Python (specifically for Airflow/Composer DAG development).
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