Google Cloud Technical Lead / Lead Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Hands-on Google Cloud Technical Lead / Lead Engineer (Cloud Center of Excellence)

Description

You will help define technology standards and build future-state Google Cloud Platform services, working with teams to design, validate, and implement secure, high-quality, and cost-optimized cloud solutions. This hands-on technical leadership role includes co-creating solution architectures, guiding teams on best practices, and setting up PoC/MVP implementations. You will also embed security, compliance, quality, and FinOps practices by design, while maintaining high-quality cloud design documentation.

Responsibilities

• Define technology standards and the future state of Google Cloud Platform services (reference architectures, guiding principles, solution building blocks)
• Collaborate closely with Product Owner, Scrum Master, System Architects, and other team members to develop and operate cloud platform services
• Lead design and implementation of Identity and Access Management across GCP, including service accounts, organizational policies, and modern authentication patterns
• Drive infrastructure automation and standardized provisioning using Infrastructure as Code, with a focus on Terraform and reusable modules
• Support engineers in developing and maintaining new platform services with hands-on IaC and automation best practices
• Collaborate with FinOps stakeholders to embed billing visibility, cost control, and optimization into platform services
• Ensure security, compliance, and quality standards are applied through design reviews, implementation validation, and continuous improvement
• Mentor engineers and contribute to cloud best practices, patterns, and documentation
• Build PoCs/Proofs of Value for new GCP capabilities
• Maintain high-quality cloud design documentation within the domain

Requirements

• 5+ years of cloud engineering experience with strong Google Cloud Platform focus
• Extensive Infrastructure as Code expertise, particularly Terraform
• Understanding of cloud billing models and cost allocation/optimization strategies in enterprise environments
• Scripting and troubleshooting skills in Python and Bash
• Experience setting up enterprise account structures and security models in GCP
• Familiarity with PaaS offerings and containerized/serverless workloads (GKE, Cloud Run)
• Experience operating cloud platforms at enterprise scale balancing security, compliance, reliability, and performance
• Knowledge of cloud delivery models and data integration patterns/architectures
• Engineering and coding experience in Agile environments
• Knowledge of IT architecture methodologies (e.g., TOGAF) and ITIL service management processes
• Track record in technology roadmapping, technical architecture design, solution definition, and project management
• Experience with large international companies and global service providers
• Leadership, documentation, and customer-facing skills
• Familiarity with SAFe and Scrum
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Benefits

• Stable pay and Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 15% discount
• Benefits package: health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers
• Referral bonuses up to $2,000
• Hybrid work (remote within Poland) by design
• Opportunity to work abroad up to 60 days annually and business-driven relocation opportunities
• Career development programs, thought leadership, mentoring, soft skills, and well-being programs
• Certifications (Anthropic, Gemini, GCP, Azure, AWS) and English classes
• Offices with entertainment/relaxation zones, table tennis and football, free snacks and coffee
• Corporate, social, and well-being events