Consultant, Cloud Solutions (GCP)

TL;DR

Consultant, Cloud Solutions (GCP): Building and managing secure, scalable cloud environments for public sector and education clients with an accent on Infrastructure as Code and container orchestration. Focus on provisioning GCP resources via Terraform, deploying GKE workloads, and establishing foundational infrastructure for generative AI.

Location: Chicago, IL, USA

Company

hirify.global is a technology consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations achieve meaningful business outcomes through innovative cloud and data solutions.

What you will do

• Provision and maintain cloud resources using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code).
• Containerize applications with Docker and manage workloads on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
• Configure GCP networking, including VPCs, firewalls, and IAM roles for secure environments.
• Support the deployment of foundational infrastructure for modern generative AI workloads via Vertex AI.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and Senior Technical Leads to execute technical requirements and resolve blockers.

Requirements

• 2-3+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or system administration.
• Strong hands-on experience deploying resources specifically within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Proficiency in writing and modifying Terraform codebases.
• Practical experience building container images and managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash or Python.
• Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification is expected.

Nice to have

• Google Cloud Professional Certifications (Cloud Architect, Cloud DevOps Engineer).
• Curiosity and aptitude for the AI/ML ecosystem and GenAI applications.
• Previous experience with AWS or Azure.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture based on ownership, collaboration, and continuous professional growth.
• Opportunity to work within an award-winning group of cloud experts.
• Exposure to cutting-edge generative AI workloads in the SLED and Higher Education sectors.
• Inclusive work environment that values diverse backgrounds and different-in-kind thinking.