GCP Cloud Engineer with Teradata
At a glance
Mid-level Cloud role at Stafford Gray. Lansing · contract.
Pay not stated Cloud salary
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What you'll do
- Build and run GCP infrastructure across Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, IAM and networking
- Connect GCP with Teradata and support the movement of data between the systems
- Maintain Terraform infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, and check cloud performance, spending and security compliance
- Resolve problems in cloud infrastructure and data pipelines alongside data engineering and platform teams
- Contribute to modernization work with data engineering and platform teams
What you bring
- Several years of hands-on work with Google Cloud Platform
- Direct Teradata experience involving ETL or data warehouse integration
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD tools
- Strong scripting ability in Python or Bash
Who this fits
This mid-level contract role suits a cloud engineer who can work across GCP, Teradata integration, infrastructure automation and scripting. The engagement is a 1099 contract in Lansing, with onsite work two days each week.
From the employer
Location: Lansing, MI, Hybrid, onsite two days a week
Contract type: 1099 contract
Overview: State of Michigan engagement staffed through Stafford Gray. The client needs a cloud engineer who can operate in Google Cloud Platform while supporting integration with an existing Teradata data warehouse environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and manage GCP infrastructure (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, IAM, networking)
- Support integration and data movement between GCP and Teradata systems
- Build and maintain infrastructure as code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines
- Monitor cloud performance, cost, and security compliance
- Troubleshoot infrastructure and data pipeline issues
- Collaborate with data engineering and platform teams on modernization work
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Several years of hands on GCP experience
- Direct Teradata experience, ETL or data warehouse integration
- IaC and CI/CD tooling experience
- Strong Python or Bash scripting
Preferred Qualifications
- GCP certification (Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect)
- State or local government client experience
- Experience migrating off Teradata to a cloud native warehouse (e.g. BigQuery)