GCP Cloud Engineer - Management and Operations (Remote in US)

Resultant is building a large health information exchange (HIE) platform for a state government agency that integrates across multiple agencies, external partners, and identity providers.  We are seeking an experienced Google Cloud Platform Engineer to stabilize, support and operate the GCP infrastructure in the long term as the initial buildout comes to close.  The tenant is owned by the state, and the job requires close coordination with State IT and operating within their strict standards, guidelines and controls.The position requires an experienced, hands-on GCP cloud engineer capable of operating with a high degree of autonomy in a risk-averse, regulated environment where platform reliability, security, and data confidentiality are critical.You will work with Google Cloud Platform infrastructure, Terraform-based deployments, and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, helping deliver a scalable, compliant, and operationally stable platform aligned with State standards and healthcare data requirements.This is a remote role; however, preference will be given to candidates based in the Indianapolis, IN, Dallas, TX, or Chicago, IL areas.Key ResponsibilitiesPlatform Stabilization & OperationsEnvironment Manager: responsible and accountable for overall health, availability, performance, security, cost and day-to-day operations of the GCP platform and toolsetLead efforts to stabilize and optimize the HIE platform, addressing production issues, technical debt, and deployment inconsistenciesLead or participate in incident response, monitoring, operational support, governance, root cause analysis, security and vulnerability remediations, and resolution of platform issuesMaintain technical documentation, runbooks, deployment standards, security artifactsEngage with partner teams in a collaborative delivery modelCI/CD & DevOps (Azure DevOps)Partner with architecture, security, and data teams to align platform architecture with project deliverables and contractual, regulatory, and operational expectationsBuild and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines for infrastructure and application deploymentSupport migration and alignment of existing GitHub-based pipelines into Azure DevOpsImplement and maintain repeatable deployment frameworks for containerized platform and application servicesSupport application teams with environment configuration and release processesImprove deployment reliability and rollback strategies for production releasesCloud Infrastructure Engineering (GCP)Design, implement, maintain, operate GCP infrastructure across DEV, QA, STAGE, PROD etc.Manage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, aligned with IT-provided baseline services (VPCs, DNS, service accounts), controls and standardsImplement and maintain secure, scalable cloud patterns including networking, IAM, and service integrationsDeploy and manage containerized workloads (e.g., Kubernetes/GKE or equivalent)Healthcare & Data Integration ContextSupport integrations across healthcare, public health, and social services systemsWork with data ingestion pipelines, secure file transfer (e.g., SFTP/MOVEit), APIs, and new partner onboardingAlign platform with client’s interoperability patterns and data governance expectationsIdentity, Access, & SecurityImplement and manage federated identity patterns (BYOC) across multiple Identity Providers (e.g., State systems, State SSO, external IdPs)Support role-based access controls and auditability aligned with data access policiesCollaborate with security stakeholders to support ATO readiness and compliance auditsEstablish, improve and operate industry-standard tools, metrics procedures and governance around security and vulnerability management.Collaboration, Leadership, & EngagementThis role operates within a multi-stakeholder environment and requires direct partnering with State agencies, External healthcare and social services partners, Internal engineering, data, security and auditThe position requires a collaborative, delivery-focused mindset, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and provide structured, actionable solutions.