Engineering & Technology
Lead
New York, NY; New Jersey

Platform Engineering Lead (GCP)

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our customer is a global financial services company operating within highly regulated enterprise environments. As the organization continues expanding its cloud operating model across Google Cloud Platform (GCP), they are looking for an on-site GCP cloud technical leader capable of driving cloud engineering initiatives, coordinating technical efforts, and establishing scalable and secure cloud practices across the enterprise.

This is a US-based role with an anticipated base salary range of $115,280–$172,920 annually.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead cloud engineering and platform initiatives across enterprise GCP environments
  • Act as the primary technical authority for Google Cloud Platform initiatives
  • Coordinate technical efforts across infrastructure, cloud engineering, automation, and operations teams
  • Drive scalable cloud platform improvements and operational excellence initiatives
  • Design and implement secure, resilient, and enterprise-grade cloud solutions
  • Lead remediation efforts for cloud vulnerabilities, exposure risks, and infrastructure misconfigurations
  • Support cloud modernization and cloud governance initiatives within regulated environments
  • Partner with infrastructure automation teams to implement long-term, scalable solutions
  • Drive standardization, automation, and cloud engineering best practices
  • Mentor engineers and promote strong engineering ownership and accountability
  • Support production cloud operations and collaborate with US-based teams
  • Improve cloud reliability, operational stability, and platform maturity across the organization

REQUIREMENTS

  • 8+ years of experience supporting enterprise cloud infrastructure environments and GCP
  • Experience as a Cloud Architect, Cloud Platform Engineering Lead, or Technical Lead
  • Strong proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Knowledge of cloud governance, operational excellence, and secure-by-default cloud practices
  • Familiarity with vulnerability and compliance tools such as Qualys or similar platforms
  • Expertise in enterprise cloud infrastructure, cloud security, and platform engineering
  • Experience with cloud vulnerability remediation and cloud security posture management
  • Strong proficiency in troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and operational problem-solving
  • Demonstrated accountability, initiative, and execution focus
  • Ability to work onsite in the US (New York City, Jersey City, or Pittsburgh)

SoftServe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, veteran status, and other protected characteristics under applicable law. Let’s put your talents and experience in motion with SoftServe.

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Role Summary

Location

New York, NY, New Jersey

Work type

Office

Direction

Engineering & Technology

Subdirection

Clouds & DevOps

Tech level

Lead

Personal recruiter:

Maria Zuno

Personal recruiter

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