LightFeather is seeking a Cloud Engineer with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure. You'll play a pivotal role in automation, security, networking, and continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), helping drive cloud optimization efforts in a high-security federal environment. This is a high-impact opportunity to influence infrastructure strategy, automation frameworks, and multi-cloud integration for government systems.
Location: On-site, Washington, DC (5 days/week)
Job Type: Full-time
Citizenship: United States Citizenship Required
Clearance: Active Secret/Top Secret Security Clearance Required
Key Responsibilities - Cloud Infrastructure Engineering - Design and manage scalable, secure, and resilient GCP environments for enterprise applications
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Develop and maintain automated provisioning pipelines using Terraform, Packer, and Jenkins
- Cloud Security and Compliance - Implement Identity and Access Management (IAM), encryption, and GCP Security Command Center to meet federal security standards
- Networking and Connectivity - Configure and troubleshoot Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), subnets, firewalls, load balancers, and hybrid networking
- CI/CD and DevOps Integration - Enhance deployment pipelines using GitHub, Azure DevOps, and Terraform
- Cloud Cost Optimization - Monitor usage and reduce costs using tools such as Harness Cloud Costs and Stackdriver
- Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Operations - Enable seamless integration across GCP, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure
- Incident Response and Troubleshooting - Diagnose and resolve cloud infrastructure issues to ensure system availability
- Server Automation and Configuration Management - Automate system tasks using PowerShell, Bash, Python, and configuration scripts
- Stakeholder Collaboration - Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to align cloud strategies with business needs
Required Qualifications - United States citizenship
- Active Secret/Top Secret security clearance
- Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud engineering, systems administration, or DevOps with a focus on GCP
- Preferred certification: Google Cloud Fundamentals - Core Infrastructure or equivalent
- Expertise in Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub, and Azure DevOps
- Strong understanding of GCP IAM, encryption, monitoring, and compliance standards
- Experience with GCP networking components including VPCs, load balancing, and VPNs
- Familiarity with cross-cloud integrations in AWS and Azure
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, Python, and configuration formats like JSON and YAML
Preferred Experience - Serverless computing, Kubernetes (Google Kubernetes Engine), and container orchestration
- Familiarity with GCP Anthos, Cloud Functions, and App Engine
- Experience with incident response, disaster recovery, and high-availability architectures
Why Join LightFeather? At LightFeather, you're not just taking a job-you're joining a purpose-driven team that delivers innovative, mission-critical solutions to make a real difference. You'll work on diverse, meaningful projects that challenge and inspire you, alongside some of the best minds in the industry.