Principal Google Cloud Engineer - Cranberry, PA

Job Description

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Requisition Number:  32957
Company:  Westinghouse Electric Co
Location:  Cranberry Township, US
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

 

 

About the role:
As a Principal Google Cloud Engineer, you will provide hands-on engineering, deployment, and operational support for the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments. GCP at Westinghouse is a targeted platform supporting specific project workloads and application teams. You will provide hands-on support across GCP compute, container, networking, data, and platform services, including resource provisioning, application deployment support, incident remediation, automation, and continuous improvement.

 

You will report to the Supervisor of Cloud Engineering and be located at Cranberry Township, PA. This is a hybrid role. Relocation is not provided for this position.

 

Key Responsibilities:
Partner with application and project teams to deploy, configure, and operate their workloads on GCP, providing standardized deployment patterns and self-service tooling

Provide engineering-level support for GCP-hosted applications, including deployment support, environment configuration, and production issue resolution

Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), including cluster configuration, scaling, monitoring, and lifecycle management

Create, configure, and manage Google Cloud Platform resources for project and application workloads following approved architecture and standards, including:

Projects and folders (resource hierarchy)

Identity and access controls (Cloud IAM)

VPC networking constructs (as defined by architecture)

Compute, container, and platform services (Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run, and App Engine)

Managed data and storage services (Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, and Pub/Sub)

Help with Google Cloud organization hygiene, governance enforcement, and lifecycle management of cloud resources

Support Google Cloud cost management activities, including usage analysis, labeling adherence, budget alerts, and billing review

Troubleshoot Google Cloud Platform issues and partner with architecture, security, and infrastructure teams for resolution

Use automation and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, gcloud CLI, Cloud SDK, and Python) to improve operational efficiency across GCP environments

Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting using Google Cloud's operations suite to ensure platform and application health

Participate in on-call rotation to support a 24/7 global enterprise

 

Qualifications:
BS, Computer Science, Information Systems or Related Field or related experience

5+ years of enterprise systems administration or cloud engineering

2+ years of hands-on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) engineering experience

Proficient in the administration and operation of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services supporting applications and projects

Hands-on experience deploying and supporting applications on GCP compute and container services (Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, and Cloud Run)

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and GCP networking, including VPCs, firewall rules, and load balancing

Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines and containerized workloads (Docker and Kubernetes/GKE)

Understanding of Google Cloud governance concepts such as projects, folders, IAM, organization policies, and cost management

Proficient in the gcloud CLI and scripting (Python and Bash) to automate operational and support tasks

 

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $103,200 to $129,000 per year.

 

#LI-Hybrid

 

 

Why Westinghouse?

Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:

 

Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options

Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members

401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement

Paid Vacations and Company Holidays

Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance

Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers

Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service

Employee Referral Program

 

 

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

Safety and Quality

Integrity and Trust

Customer Focus and Innovation

Speed and Passion to Win

Teamwork and Accountability

 

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

 

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

 

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