Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer SureSkills is an edtech services company that specializes in the creation of engaging and impactful e-learning experiences that empower learners and drives organizational growth. SureSkills are the market leaders in the creation of technical education programmes. We work with companies like Google, AWS, Microsoft, VMware, Meta and Coursera to create their education programmes. Most programmes that we develop include hand-on labs to support the learner in their journey towards mastery of their new subjects Candidate applications through LinkedIn will only be accepted

The Opportunity As a Cloud Engineer, you'll play a key role in maintaining and improving the hands-on Google Cloud labs used by learners across the globe. You'll combine cloud engineering, quality assurance, and automation to ensure every lab delivers a seamless learning experience. If you enjoy solving technical problems, working with cloud technologies, and making a real impact on how people learn, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

• Perform quality assurance testing on Google Cloud labs to ensure functionality, accuracy, and an excellent learner experience.
• Test, troubleshoot, and validate cloud environments before they are released to learners.
• Update lab guides and instructional content to reflect changes in Google Cloud services, user interfaces, and CLI commands.
• Investigate and resolve issues reported through Buganizer, including lab failures, infrastructure issues, and command inconsistencies.
• Monitor changes across Google Cloud products and proactively implement updates to affected learning content.
• Maintain and debug Terraform configurations and shell scripts used to provision cloud resources.
• Contribute to the development of scalable, reliable, and reusable cloud infrastructure for learning environments.
• Help ensure our cloud labs remain aligned with Google Cloud best practices and evolving technologies.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
• 1+ years' experience working as a Cloud Engineer or similar role with hands-on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience.
• Strong understanding of Google Cloud Platform services and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience using the Google Cloud Console and Cloud SDK (gcloud CLI).
• Working knowledge of Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and automation.
• Experience with Bash or other shell scripting languages.
• Familiarity with Git and modern version control practices.
• Experience troubleshooting cloud environments and resolving technical issues.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team.