- Company Name
- Public Storage
- Job Title
- Associate Cloud Engineer
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Associate Cloud Engineer
**Role Summary**
Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise‑grade Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure. Collaborate closely with development teams to integrate Kubernetes and Compute Engine workloads, enforce cloud security, monitor performance and cost, and automate operations through IaC. Provide technical leadership and documentation to ensure high availability, scalability, and compliance across the organization.
**Expectations**
* Minimum 3 years of professional GCP experience; 2 + years with GKE & GCE.
* Proven ability to work independently and in a distributed team in a fast‑paced environment.
* Willingness to support the platform outside normal business hours, including evenings and weekends.
**Key Responsibilities**
* Deploy, configure, and manage GCP services (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud Run, Cloud Build, Load Balancers, Backup & DR, DataDog monitoring).
* Design, operate, and troubleshoot GKE clusters and GCE instances; integrate with CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket, Jenkins).
* Implement identity & access management, encryption, and network security controls aligned with best practices and compliance requirements.
* Automate infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle using Terraform, Ansible, or comparable IaC tools; apply GitOps workflow.
* Monitor and optimize cloud performance, cost, and scalability; respond to incidents and root‑cause analysis.
* Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and knowledge‑sharing sessions for wider IT teams.
**Required Skills**
* Google Cloud architecture, networking, and security fundamentals.
* Hands‑on experience with GKE, GCE, Cloud Run, Cloud Build, Cloud Storage, Load Balancers, and Backup/DR.
* Scripting proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
* IaC expertise (Terraform, Ansible) and GitOps principles.
* Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (Bitbucket, Jenkins) and DevSecOps integration.
* Monitoring and logging using DataDog or equivalent.
* Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and collaboration abilities.
**Required Education & Certifications**
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent combined experience).
* Google Cloud Professional Cloud Engineer or equivalent certification preferred.
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