Cloud Database Administrator (DBA) – Google Cloud (GCP)
The Cloud Database Administrator will manage and optimize database solutions on Google Cloud, ensuring high performance and security while providing operational support and troubleshooting.
OVERVIEW
OnTrac is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior GCP Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join a contractor program supporting a critical customer engagement. This role is ideal for an experienced cloud engineer capable of architecting, building, and securing a FedRAMP High-compliant Google Cloud Platform landing zone for a multi-department enterprise migration, while consolidating fragmented legacy systems into a unified, IaC-managed environment. You will work closely with the client technical lead and customer stakeholders to ensure project success from initial definition through final delivery.
ENGAGEMENT
• Expected start date: 5 October 2026
• Duration: 6 months, with possible extension
• Location: United States only, fully remote
REQUIRED CREDENTIALS
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect (PCA)
• Relevant federal compliance certification or demonstrated experience (FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, CJIS, or IL4 environments)
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• 8+ years designing and deploying production-grade Google Cloud Platform architectures at enterprise scale
• Proven experience building GCP landing zones, including folder/project hierarchy, org policies, and labeling standards
• Deep hands-on expertise implementing least-privilege IAM models integrated with an external Identity Provider for SSO
• Experience provisioning Assured Workloads folders to meet regulated compliance boundaries (FedRAMP, CJIS, HIPAA, or IL4)
• Strong background in Infrastructure-as-Code using Git-based repositories and automated CI/CD deployment pipelines
• Demonstrated skill configuring VPCs, VPNs, Interconnects, firewall rules, Cloud Armor, and VPC Service Controls
• Experience with Cloud Operations Suite, including log sink configuration exporting to external SIEM/SecOps platforms
• Hands-on experience implementing API Gateway or Apigee, including OAuth/JWT validation, rate limiting, and WAF policies
USEFUL QUALIFICATIONS
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer
• Experience migrating large-scale legacy data volumes (multi-terabyte) into cloud storage with validated integrity checks
• Prior work supporting state or federal government IT modernization projects
• Familiarity with managing multi-environment pipelines (Sandbox, Dev, UAT, Prod) for regulated workloads
• Experience integrating third-party financial, identity, or federal database APIs and SFTP connections
• Background in security incident response coordination alongside a centralized SOC/SIEM team
SCOPE AND DELIVERY EXPECTATIONS
The following covers the scope of work we anticipate the contractor supporting throughout the project timeline.
• Deliver a fully documented, FedRAMP High-aligned GCP landing zone spanning organization, resource hierarchy, and policy structure
• Establish repeatable, automated IaC pipelines eliminating manual configuration across all four environments
• Ensure end-to-end network security posture, including border protection and service perimeter controls, before production go-live
• Stand up a centralized API Gateway layer capable of securely brokering 40+ external integrations
• Provide audit-ready logging and monitoring integration verified against the client's SIEM/SecOps ingestion requirements
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