Google Cloud Technical Lead / Lead Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Hands-on Google Cloud Technical Lead / Lead Engineer
• Focus: Architecture leadership and engineering delivery within a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE)

Description

You will help develop and optimize Google Cloud Platform services to meet customer demand through solution design, team co-creation, and PoC/MVP implementations. As a technical leader, you will guide teams on best practices and ensure security, quality, and cost optimization are built into solutions by design.

Responsibilities

• Define technology standards and future-state reference architectures for Google Cloud Platform services
• Collaborate with Product Owner, Scrum Master, system architects, and other teams to develop and operate cloud platform services
• Lead design and implementation of Identity and Access Management across Google Cloud, including service accounts, organizational policies, and modern authentication patterns
• Drive infrastructure automation and standardized provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and reusable modules
• Support engineers in building and maintaining new platform services, including hands-on automation best practices
• Work with FinOps stakeholders to embed billing visibility, cost control, and cost optimization into platform services
• Ensure security, compliance, and quality standards are consistently applied through design reviews and implementation validation
• Mentor engineers and contribute to cloud best practices, patterns, and documentation
• Build proofs of concept and proofs of value for new Google Cloud capabilities
• Maintain high-quality cloud design documentation within the domain

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering roles with strong Google Cloud Platform focus
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform
• Understanding of cloud billing models and enterprise cost allocation/optimization strategies
• Proficiency in scripting and troubleshooting with Python and Bash
• Experience setting up enterprise-level 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 (security, compliance, reliability, performance)
• Knowledge of cloud delivery models and data integration patterns/architectures
• Engineering/coding skills in Agile environments
• Knowledge of IT architecture methodologies (e.g., TOGAF) and ITIL service management processes
• Track record in road mapping, technical architecture design, solution definition, and project management
• Experience from large international companies or global service providers
• Strong leadership, documentation, and customer-facing skills
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies such as SAFe and Scrum
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Benefits

• Friendly engineering community and enjoyable team environment; flexible schedule and remote work opportunity within Poland
• Opportunity to work abroad up to 60 days annually and business-driven relocation support
• Growth opportunities: career roadmap, leadership development, advising, soft skills, and well-being programs
• Certification support (GCP, Azure, AWS)
• Unlimited access to learning resources (LinkedIn Learning, Get Abstract, Cloud Guru) plus English classes
• Stable income (Employment Contract or B2B) and Employee Stock Purchase Plan participation
• Benefits package: health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers
• Offices with entertainment and relaxation zones (table tennis/football, snacks, coffee)
• Referral bonuses
• Corporate, social, and well-being events