Cloud Engineer - GCP
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 22, 2025.
GCP Cloud Engineer
Location: Washington, DC (Hybrid - 4 days/week; 1 day telework)
Clearance: Active Secret Clearance required (Top Secret preferred) (We will sponsor clearances for qualified candidates!)
Type: Full-Time
About the Role
Improvix Technologies is seeking a skilled and forward-thinking GCP Cloud Engineer to join our Federal IT team in Washington, DC. In this hands-on role, you’ll help architect, deploy, and manage secure, scalable, and mission-critical cloud solutions in support of a high-impact federal customer.
You’ll work alongside talented engineers, security professionals, and government stakeholders to modernize systems, automate infrastructure, and bring DevOps best practices to life - all within a trusted, cleared environment. If you’re passionate about leveraging Google Cloud Platform to drive operational excellence and digital transformation, this is the opportunity for you.
What You’ll Do
Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Develop and manage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, Deployment Manager, or similar tools.
Support and optimize CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Cloud Build.
Collaborate with developers, cybersecurity experts, and government partners to streamline deployment workflows.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve system performance to ensure uptime, reliability, and SLA compliance.
Implement federal cloud compliance standards (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST) and enforce best practices for security and governance.
Contribute to documentation, automation scripts, and internal knowledge sharing to support continuous improvement.
What You Bring
Active Secret clearance (TS preferred).
4+ years of cloud engineering experience, including at least 2 years working in GCP environments.
Strong hands-on expertise with Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, VPC, IAM, GKE, and BigQuery.
Experience building infrastructure with Terraform, Ansible, or Deployment Manager.
Working knowledge of CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Cloud Build.
Solid understanding of Linux administration, networking, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
Experience supporting Agile/Scrum development environments.
Preferred Skills
GCP Professional Cloud Architect or DevOps Engineer certification.
Experience supporting Federal Government programs and ATO processes.
Familiarity with AWS or Azure cloud platforms.
Scripting experience in Python, Bash, or Go.
Why Join Improvix
At Improvix Technologies, we combine innovation, integrity, and technical excellence to deliver IT solutions that make a real difference. As part of our cloud engineering team, you’ll have the opportunity to influence modern cloud strategy, collaborate with mission-driven experts, and grow your technical skillset in a supportive, high-performance environment.
If you’re ready to elevate your cloud career while supporting critical government missions - we’d love to have you on our team.
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At Improvix Technologies, Inc. we understand the importance of secure and reliable IT solutions. To this end, our stellar track record highlights our consistent delivery of cost-effective, strongly-secure, and highly-integrated IT solutions that exceed customers’ expectations and enhance the Government’s technology landscape. We invite you to join our dynamic organization serving federal and corporate clients. Improvix Technologies offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package to provide our employees with financial and health protection and advantages they deserve. Our benefits include 401K matching, life insurance, up to four weeks of paid annual leave, transit and training compensation, health, dental and vision benefits.
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Improvix Technologies, Inc.is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sexual orientation, religion, age, national origin, disability status or any other class protected by law. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.