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Job Description:

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an experienced Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud Engineer to drive large-scale workload migrations to GCP for our federal clients. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be instrumental in architecting, building, and deploying secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure to support mission-critical workloads.

The work you'll do:

  • Design, deploy, and manage GCP foundational components, including BigQuery, Secret Manager, Vertex AI, VPCs, Cloud Storage, and/or Cloud IAM.
  • Execute large scale data migrations to GCP using industry best practices and migration tools (e.g., Migrate for Compute Engine).
  • Implement secure cloud architectures that comply with federal cloud computing security requirements and Zero Trust principles.
  • Monitor cloud infrastructure performance, troubleshoot migration issues, and optimize costs.

Here's what you'll need:

  • 3 to 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, with at least 2 years focused hands-on with Google Cloud Platform.
  • Proven experience executing cloud migrations (lift-and-shift, re-platforming, or refactoring).
  • Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/GKE).

Bonus points if you have:

  • Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect or Professional Cloud Security Engineer Certification.
  • Prior experience working on federal or DoD cloud migration projects.

Security clearance:

  • Active Top Secret (TS) or Interim TS security clearance is required.
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