Cloud Engineer Google Cloud Platform

The role

As a Lead Cloud Engineer, you are passionate about experience innovation and eager to push the boundaries of what’s possible. You bring [7+ years] of experience, a growth mindset and a drive to make a lasting impact.

Role responsibilities:

• Design, deploy and manage secure GCP infrastructure with Terraform, including reusable modules, remote state and environment promotion.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure changes, with code review, policy checks and automated validation.
• Design and operate cloud networking: VPC architectures, subnets, firewall rules, Cloud NAT, Cloud DNS and load balancing.
• Set up hybrid connectivity with Cloud VPN or Cloud Interconnect and manage shared networking across projects.
• Apply IAM least privilege, organization policies, service accounts and secrets management across projects.
• Set up monitoring, logging and alerting with Google Cloud Operations Suite, Prometheus or Grafana.
• Improve availability, performance and cost efficiency, and support incident response and root cause analysis.
• Automate recurring operational tasks with Python or Bash.
• Use AI assistants such as Gemini and Claude to develop and review infrastructure code, and to speed up documentation and troubleshooting.
• Set infrastructure standards, review changes and mentor other engineers.
• Work with application, security and delivery teams, and document designs and runbooks.

Must have qualifications

To be considered for this role, you must meet the following essential qualifications:

• [7+ years] in cloud or infrastructure engineering, including [3+ years] of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform.
• Expert-level infrastructure and networking skills within GCP, including VPC design, firewalls, load balancing, DNS, shared VPC, and VPN or Interconnect.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform building and maintaining infrastructure as code.
• Working knowledge of core GCP services such as Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage and IAM.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and Python or Bash
• Experience designing landing zones, resource hierarchy and governance on GCP.
• Experience with AI-native delivery, using AI assistants to develop code and automate infrastructure work, with familiarity with Gemini and Claude.
• Experience guiding technical work or mentoring other engineers.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach with client teams.

Nice to have qualifications

• Google Cloud certification, such as Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer or Professional Cloud Network Engineer.
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.
• Experience with data center to GCP migrations.
• Experience operating Kubernetes (GKE)
• Experience with observability tools such as Cloud Operations Suite, Prometheus and Grafana.

The benefits

This is a FTE position based in United States, with a Salary between 115k to 130k annually, depending on experience and location.

Beyond a competitive compensation package, we offer:

• Flexibility, with remote and hybrid work options (country-dependent)
• Career advancement, with international mobility and professional development programs
• Learning and development, with access to cutting-edge tools, training and industry experts
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, plus employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts

Your application process

Once you apply, our Talent Acquisition team will review your application. If your skills and experience align with the role, we’ll reach out for next steps. Your CV should cover key information on relevant experiences and expertise. We do not require information such as age, gender, marital status, or a headshot in your application. We review all candidates based on skills, experience, and potential.

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