Lead GCP Engineer

Role Overview

The GCP Engineer is a senior cloud engineering role responsible for architecting scalable secure and high-performing solutions on Google Cloud Platform. This position combines hands-on technical expertise with cloud engineering leadership driving modernization initiatives CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code adoption and enterprise cloud standards.

The role plays a key part in enabling secure cloud-native systems guiding platform evolution and mentoring engineering teams to accelerate cloud adoption across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 8 years of software cloud or infrastructure engineering experience.

• 4 years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform.

• Proven experience designing cloud-native and hybrid architectures.

• Strong expertise in:

  • GCP core services and networking
  • Kubernetes (GKE) and containerization
  • CI/CD and DevOps practices
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
  • Python Java Go or similar languages

• Experience in Agile/DevOps environments.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Engineering

• Design and implement enterprise-grade solutions on Google Cloud Platform.
• Architect scalable secure and resilient cloud-native and hybrid applications.
• Lead migration and modernization initiatives including re-platforming and transformation efforts.
• Define and maintain cloud architecture standards and best practices.

DevOps Automation & Reliability

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines (Harness GitHub Actions Jenkins or similar).
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or equivalent.
• Automate provisioning deployments and operational workflows.
• Promote observability and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.

Security & Governance

• Ensure cloud solutions meet security privacy and regulatory requirements.
• Implement IAM network security encryption and key management best practices.
• Partner with security and compliance teams to enforce governance and cost controls.

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Act as technical lead for cross-functional cloud initiatives.
• Conduct architecture reviews and guide engineering best practices.
• Mentor engineers across application infrastructure and platform teams.
• Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable cloud solutions.

Platform Expertise

• Implement and optimize GCP services including Compute Engine GKE Cloud Run BigQuery Cloud SQL Pub/Sub and Cloud Storage.
• Optimize performance scalability reliability and cost efficiency across environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• GCP Professional certifications (Cloud Architect DevOps Engineer or Data Engineer).
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g. financial services insurance healthcare).
• Strong background in security and compliance frameworks.
• Experience in hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
• Knowledge of SRE and observability practices.

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