Senior Google Cloud Engineer O&M Lead

Job Description

Description

SAIC is looking to hire a talented Google Cloud Senior DevSecOps Engineer who will design, deploy, operate, and provide operations and maintenance on the Google Cloud platform.   Blending cloud engineering and operations expertise, the individual will ensure that our cloud environment is running efficiently and securely while also being responsible for the day-to-day operational management, support, and maintenance of the cloud infrastructure. This role requires a strong understanding of cloud computing technologies, operations best practices, and excellent troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

•        Design, develop, and manage robust, secure, scalable, highly available, and dynamic solutions on Google Cloud to support business objectives.
•        Collaborate with other Engineers, Developers, DBAs, and System Administrators when designing new or improving the cloud solution.
•        Deploy and maintain infrastructure as code (IAC) and SRE principles using tools like Terraform or Google Cloud Deployment Manager
•        Ensure efficient functioning of data storage and processing functions in accordance with company security policies and best practices in cloud security.
•        Proactively monitor the health of cloud infrastructure, responding to incidents, and resolving issues as they arise.
• ·       Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery solutions.
•        Conduct system performance analysis and optimize for scalability and efficiency.
•        Automate regular operational tasks and processes to reduce the risk of human error and increase efficiency.
•        Create and maintain detailed documentation and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the setup and maintenance of cloud infrastructure.
•        Perform root cause analysis for service interruption recovery, creating preventative measures to deploy in the enterprise.
•        Keep abreast of new GCP services and features that could enhance functionality or reduce costs.
•        Manage and maintain monitoring solutions (including analytics, infrastructure, networking, user access management, security, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery) to provide visibility into performance and operational health.
•        Implement industry cloud best practices for security, performance, cost, & resiliency in all aspects of design & implementation.
•        Experience building GCP solutions using container orchestration and management services such as EKS, ECR.
•        Experience providing Tier II and Tier III operational support while managing help desk tickets.
•        Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, Selenium, and others
•        Hands-on experience with setting up, developing, configuring and maintaining DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines.
•        Hands-on scripting experience with PowerShell, Python, BASH, SQL, NoSQL, etc.
•        Continuously assess, onboard, and enable new FedRAMP cloud services using security best practices for IAM and networking.

Qualifications

Qualifications

·      Bachelors Degree and 8 years of experience. 12 Years of experience in Lieu of a degree.

·       Must be U.S Citizen

·       Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance 

·       Proven background working in cloud environments with experience and knowledge in one or more of the following areas:

o   Agile methodologies including Scrum or Kanban

o   Agile collaboration tools such as Atlassian Jira, Confluence

o   CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, Bitbucket, Artifactory)

o   Containerization and container management with Kubernetes and Helm

o   PowerShell or Bash Scripting

o   Security automation with tools such as Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

o   Cyber tools  - Aviatrix, Orca, Splunk, Qmulous, STIG scanner

§  Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation

§  Git, branching strategies, GitFlow and/or GitHub Flow

§  Cloud high availability and scalability best practices and architectures

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.