Cloud Engineer Google Cloud Platform
Remote · United States · 3+ years experience · Posted Oct 19, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 3+ years experience
- Location
- Remote · United States
About Valtech
- Valtech is the experience innovation company that exists to unlock a better way to experience the world. By blending crafts, categories, and cultures, we help brands unlock new value in an increasingly digital world.
- At the intersection of data, AI, creativity, and technology, we drive transformation for leading organizations, including L’Oréal, Mars, Audi, P&G, Volkswagen Dolby, and more.
- At Valtech, we don’t just talk about transformation. We make it happen. Our people are the heart of our success, and we foster a workplace where everyone has the support to thrive, grow and innovate.
- Are you ready to create what’s next? Join us.
About the role
- As a Lead Cloud Engineer, you are passionate about experience innovation and eager to push the boundaries of what’s possible.
- You bring 7+ years of experience, a growth mindset and a drive to make a lasting impact.
Responsibilities
- Design, deploy and manage secure GCP infrastructure with Terraform, including reusable modules, remote state and environment promotion.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure changes, with code review, policy checks and automated validation.
- Design and operate cloud networking: VPC architectures, subnets, firewall rules, Cloud NAT, Cloud DNS and load balancing.
- Set up hybrid connectivity with Cloud VPN or Cloud Interconnect and manage shared networking across projects.
- Apply IAM least privilege, organization policies, service accounts and secrets management across projects.
- Set up monitoring, logging and alerting with Google Cloud Operations Suite, Prometheus or Grafana.
- Improve availability, performance and cost efficiency, and support incident response and root cause analysis.
- Automate recurring operational tasks with Python or Bash.
- Use AI assistants such as Gemini and Claude to develop and review infrastructure code, and to speed up documentation and troubleshooting.
- Set infrastructure standards, review changes and mentor other engineers.
Requirements
- 7+ years in cloud or infrastructure engineering, including 3+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform.
- Expert-level infrastructure and networking skills within GCP, including VPC design, firewalls, load balancing, DNS, shared VPC, and VPN or Interconnect.
- Hands-on experience with Terraform building and maintaining infrastructure as code.
- Working knowledge of core GCP services such as Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage and IAM.
- Experience with CI/CD tools and Python or Bash
- Experience designing landing zones, resource hierarchy and governance on GCP.
- Experience with AI-native delivery, using AI assistants to develop code and automate infrastructure work, with familiarity with Gemini and Claude.
- Experience guiding technical work or mentoring other engineers.
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach with client teams.
Preferred qualifications
- Google Cloud certification, such as Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer or Professional Cloud Network Engineer.
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.
- Experience with data center to GCP migrations.
- Experience operating Kubernetes (GKE)
- Experience with observability tools such as Cloud Operations Suite, Prometheus and Grafana.
Benefits
- Flexibility, with remote and hybrid work options
- Career advancement, with international mobility and professional development programs
- Learning and development, with access to cutting-edge tools, training and industry experts
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
- Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Workplace
- Remote and hybrid work options (country-dependent)
Skills
- Google Cloud Platform
- GCP
- Terraform
- Python
- Bash
- Gemini
- Claude
- Compute Engine
- GKE
- Cloud Storage
- IAM
- Prometheus
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