Senior Cloud Engineer

• 6+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps roles
• Experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar cloud environments (AWS, Azure)
• Strong experience with containerized environments
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Deployment Manager, or similar)
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining high-performance data processing systems
• Experience operating a high-security and/or highly regulated cloud environment
• Knowledge of Event-Driven or Asynchronous architectural patterns
• Experience implementing identity, and access management (IAM) concepts for cross-functional teams
• Experience implementing Zero-Trust concepts
• Strong understanding of cloud networking
• Experience working with distributed systems and cloud-native architectures
• Experience troubleshooting and supporting production systems
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams

• Experience with Google Cloud services (Cloud Networking, IAM, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Cloud Run)
• Google Cloud certifications such as Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer, or Associate Cloud Engineer
• Experience with Internet-of-Things (IoT)
• Experience supporting high-throughput or time-series data processing systems
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and security compliance framework
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)
• Experience working in Agile development environments
• Experience supporting U.S. Federal Government programs, particularly DoW environments

• Flexible PTO + all Federal holidays off
• Health, dental and vision insurance plans

• 401k with employer match
• Company-sponsored life insurance, short- and long-term disability
• Professional development (training, certifications, conferences)
• Paid cloud developer accounts
• Referral bonuses
• HQ office perks (parking / metro reimbursement, nitro coffee & lunches)
• Annual social events (540 Week, hackathon, charity golf tournament, etc.)
• Access to 540’s Washington Capitals & Nationals tickets

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