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Senior Cloud Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Strong understanding of VPC Networking, DNS, and enterprise networking concepts
  • Deep knowledge of IAM, particularly Service Accounts and workload identity
  • Experience with Kubernetes and containerization technologies

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support cross-cloud migration work focused on cloud infrastructure, managed services, and networking
  • Provide strategic guidance and facilitate technology decisions for customers
  • Apply first-principles reasoning to select appropriate tools and processes
  • Work collaboratively with customer teams on projects and challenges

About the company

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Zencore

IT Services & IT Consulting

We are a team of former Google Cloud Architects and Engineers. Headquartered in San Francisco, Zencore is a Google Cloud Premier Partner. Our team has extensive experience with some of Google’s largest and most complex customer engagements. That experience and focus on creating deep engineer to engineer relationships is why we are the best choice for managed solutions and migration services.

Company details

Company typeScaleup
IndustryIT Services & IT Consulting
Company size51 - 200

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Job description

Zencore is a fast-growing company founded by former Google Cloud leaders, architects, and engineers. We are seeking candidates with significant experience in Google Cloud to join our team. Our engagements aim to eliminate obstacles, reduce risk, and accelerate timelines for customers transitioning to Google and seeking assistance with data and application modernization. We embed within customer teams to provide strategic guidance, facilitate technology decisions, and execute projects in a collaborative, co-development style.

As a member of our Cloud Engineering team, you will be working with fast paced innovative companies, leveraging Cloud as the key driver of their transformation. They will look at you as their trusted advisor, someone they can rely on and who will be there to help them along their journey on Google Cloud. You will be expected to lead and support cross-cloud migration work, with a strong focus on core cloud infrastructure, managed services, networking, Kubernetes, databases, and CI/CD tooling across enterprise environments.

Our primary expertise is in Google Cloud technologies, utilizing a toolbox that often incorporates Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Kubernetes, Networking along with customer tooling such as GitHub. We approach client requirements objectively, applying first-principles reasoning to select the most appropriate tools and processes. We look forward to you joining us and sharing innovative solutions you've developed to overcome challenges.


Who we need...
Essential Technical Skills and Experience
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Expertise: Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience working with GCP, including core services such as Compute Engine, Cloud Run, and Cloud Storage.
  • Networking: Strong understanding of VPC Networking, DNS, and enterprise networking concepts.
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM): Deep knowledge of IAM, particularly Service Accounts, workload identity, and applying the principle of least privilege.
  • Containerization and Orchestration: Experience with Kubernetes and containerization technologies.
  • Managed Databases: Hands-on experience with managed database services, such as Cloud SQL.
  • DevOps and CI/CD: Practical experience with common DevOps methodologies and tools, including CI/CD platforms like GitHub.
  • Automation: Ability to write scripts and automation in at least one programming language.
  • Desired Experience and Professional Attributes
    • Enterprise Customer Focus: Confidence in managing stakeholder interactions and experience working with large enterprise customers in complex environments.
    • Cloud Migration Experience (Preferred): Prior experience delivering or supporting cloud migrations between hyperscalers (e.g., Azure to Google Cloud or AWS to Google Cloud).
    • Communication: Conversational proficiency in English and comfort with using video in meetings with both internal teams and clients.

Why work here...
  • We are professionals you can Trust. Our people have the extensive experience to get the job done 
  • We share unbiased opinions and are comfortable with the hard truths. You are the subject matter experts for our customers. 
  • We are the Missing Link. You will connect our customers to Google and move quickly when others can’t
  • We remove uncertainty and risk by clearly outlining the process of cloud migration for our customers
  • We accelerate timelines and do not dwell on a challenge. You’ll move faster and expose “unknown unknowns” for our customers 
  • We show empathy. Our customers believe in us because we can relate to their complexities.

  • How to succeed...
  • First rule at Zencore - Be Kind 
  • Own the process - own your customer’s success by proactive practices 
  • Work hard to reach the destination, but make sure to enjoy the journey 
  • Champion a consistent collaborative culture 
  • Be receptive to Feedback
  • Challenge the Status Quo
  • We are a fully remote company and offer competitive compensation and benefits.

    Zencore is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Zencore is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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