Cloud Engineer at Fast Switch
MI
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Jul 27, 2026
MI
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A cloud/software engineering role focused on building and deploying cloud-native microservices in Java on Google Cloud Platform, while also designing and provisioning cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, VPC, storage, identity services) via infrastructure-as-code. The position sits within a VC&M team supporting connected consumer and vehicle applications, requiring hands-on development of REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and automated test and deployment processes. It suits a mid-level engineer comfortable across both application development and cloud platform engineering.
Mid level · 3+ years · Bachelor's required · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting title is 'Cloud Engineer' but the detailed requirements and responsibilities describe a software developer role (Java/Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, CI/CD) with cloud infrastructure duties layered on top — hence the medium SOC confidence and the 15-1244 runner-up.
Jenkins appears under 'Skills Required' and is treated as a hard gate; Terraform and Tekton appear in the 'Experience Required' section framed as preferred tools ('preferably GitHub, Terraform, Tekton, etc.') — they are listed under a required-experience block but with a 'preferably' qualifier, so they are marked required per section placement rules. Reasonable to revisit if the hiring manager considers them truly optional.
The posting lists '3-5 years in development' as the experience requirement and separately '2-3 years building applications in microservice product architecture' — the overall years minimum is set to 3 (the lower bound of the stated range).
FastTek Global is a staffing/consulting firm, suggesting this is a contract placement, though the posting also describes full benefits — employment type is set to Contract based on the staffing-firm context.
MySQL appears in the preferred skills list alongside PostgreSQL; it is captured as an alternative to PostgreSQL rather than a separate skill since both serve the same relational-database requirement.
Master's degree is listed as preferred, not required; the degree requirement is set to Bachelors (the stated minimum hard requirement).
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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