GCP Lead Engineer
Role: GCP Lead Engineer
Location: Lebanon, NJ (Hybrid role)
Duration: Contract
Role Summary:
Key Responsibilities
Expertise in:
Location: Lebanon, NJ (Hybrid role)
Duration: Contract
Role Summary:
Key Responsibilities
- Cloud Architecture ; Engineering
- Lead the design and implementation of enterprise grade solutions on Google Cloud Platform.
- Develop and maintain cloud reference architectures and engineering standards aligned with NYL's security and regulatory requirements.
- Architect resilient, scalable, secure, cloud native applications Lead migration and modernization efforts, including re platforming and application transformation.
- Technical Leadership
- Act as the technical lead for cross-team GCP projects.
- Conduct architecture reviews, provide the best engineering practices, and guide solution design.
- Provide mentorship to engineers working within application, infrastructure, and platform teams.
- Act as the escalation point for complex cloud and infrastructure issues.
- DevOps & Automation Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Harness, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or equivalent.
- Automate deployment, provisioning, monitoring, and operational workflows.
- Drive adoption of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
- Security, Governance & Compliance
- Ensure all solutions meet standards for security, privacy, and regulatory compliance.
- Implement IAM, network security, encryption, and key management best practices.
- Partner with enterprise security, risk, and compliance teams.
- Establish and enforce guardrails for cost management and governance.
- Platform ; Services Management 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.
Expertise in:
- GCP core services and networking
- Kubernetes (GKE) and containerization
- CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
- Python, Java, Go, or similar programming languages
- Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments.
- Preferred Qualifications Experience in regulated industries such as insurance, financial services, or healthcare.
- Strong background in security, identity management, and compliance frameworks
