Cloud / Network Engineer III 4P/645

Cloud / Network Engineer III (GCP-Focused) Location: REMOTE On-Call Rotation Required Contract: 1 Year Client- Southern Company Services. Work Authorization: U.S. Citizenship Required Position Overview We are seeking a Cloud / Network Engineer III (Cloud Infrastructure Analyst – GCP Focused) to design, implement, and maintain enterprise cloud infrastructure with a strong emphasis on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) . This role supports a multi-cloud environment and requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, architects, security teams, and vendors to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions. The ideal candidate has hands-on enterprise GCP experience, strong networking expertise, and operational production support experience. Key Responsibilities Cloud Architecture & Engineering Design and develop GCP-centric cloud architectures aligned with business and technical requirements. Implement and maintain cloud solutions across GCP and other cloud platforms . Develop and maintain cloud documentation including: Architecture diagrams Policies & procedures Operational runbooks Cloud Networking & Connectivity Design and support VPC networking , subnetting, routing, and firewall rules. Support hybrid connectivity across: GCP Other cloud providers On-premises environments Work with multi-cloud connectivity solutions such as: GCP Cloud Interconnect Azure ExpressRoute Oracle FastConnect Security & Compliance Implement and manage GCP IAM , service accounts, and secure workload authentication. Identify and mitigate security risks. Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards and regulatory requirements. Support governance and cloud security controls. Operations & Optimization Monitor, troubleshoot, and support production cloud platforms. Participate in on-call rotation. Optimize infrastructure for: Performance Availability Cost efficiency Automate infrastructure lifecycle management using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Required Qualifications Hands-on enterprise experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) . Experience with: GCP Projects IAM VPC networking Compute & storage Security configurations Strong understanding of: IP addressing Subnetting Routing Firewall rules Hybrid cloud connectivity Experience supporting production cloud environments. Must be a U.S. Citizen due to regulatory/security requirements. Preferred Qualifications Experience with: Microsoft Azure (AKS, Databricks, Data Factory) Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Experience with enterprise firewall platforms (Palo Alto preferred). Experience with automation and IaC tools: Terraform ARM PowerShell Python Ansible CI/CD pipelines Experience with observability tools: Google Cloud Operations Suite Azure Monitor Familiarity with regulatory environments: NERC CIP SOX Experience in utility or regulated industry environments. Education & Experience BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or related technical field preferred. Equivalent experience and/or cloud certifications may substitute. 5–8 years of engineering and/or operational cloud infrastructure experience.