Cloud Engineer

Akkodis is seeking a Cloud Engineer for a Contract with a client in Phoenix, AZ. You will design and support secure, scalable cloud solutions on GCP by resolving deployment challenges and optimizing cloud infrastructure. Rate Range: $37/hour to $47/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors. Cloud Engineer job responsibilities include: Act as a technical consultant and subject matter expert, guiding engineering, sales, and customer teams through deployment challenges and cloud solution optimization. Design, build, and automate cloud infrastructure on GCP using Terraform with a strong focus on IaC, immutable environments, and operational excellence. Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes/GKE clusters, containerized workloads, and service mesh traffic flows (e.g., Istio). Develop automation, backend services, and tooling using Python or Go to improve diagnostics, monitoring, and cloud platform reliability. Ensure secure, resilient cloud architecture by implementing GCP best practices across IAM, VPC, logging, security controls, compute, and storage. Monitor production systems, drive rootcause analysis, and integrate observability tools such as Stackdriver, Prometheus, and OTEL for proactive issue resolution. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline. 1-5+ years of handson experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure automation, and productionscale cloud operations. Strong proficiency with GCP services (IAM, VPC, Compute, Storage, Logging, Security Controls) and deep expertise in Terraform for InfrastructureasCode. Solid handson experience with Kubernetes/GKE, containerization (Docker), and programming in Python or Go for automation, tooling, and troubleshooting. If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Ritesh.Kumar@ akkodisgroup.com. Pay Details: $37.00 to $47.00 per hour Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Military connected talent encouraged to apply To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: The California Fair Chance Act Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Created: 2026-03-08