Lead Platform Engineer (GCP)

Franklin Fitch Limited
Hamburg, Germany
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Shift work
Languages
English, German
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
€ 110K

Job location

Hamburg, Germany

Tech stack

Bash
Google BigQuery
Cloud Computing
Cloud Engineering
Continuous Integration
Data Infrastructure
DevOps
Data Flow Control
Identity and Access Management
Python
Reliability Engineering
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Google Cloud Platform
Cloud Platform System
Kubernetes
Deployment Automation
Data Analytics
Cloud Optimization
Terraform
Docker

Job description

Are you passionate about Google Cloud, Kubernetes and building scalable cloud platforms? Would you like to help build a next-generation Data Platform from the ground up while working with modern cloud-native technologies?

We are looking for a Senior Platform Cloud Engineer / Tech Lead (m/f/d) to join a newly established Data Platform team. In this role, you will combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership , helping define the cloud strategy and architecture for a modern data platform running on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Working alongside Data Engineers, Software Engineers and Security teams, you will play a key role in building secure, scalable and automated cloud infrastructure that powers large-scale analytics and data-driven products.

Aufgaben

  • Design, build and continuously improve a modern Data Platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Develop and maintain the GCP Landing Zone, including organisation structures, IAM, networking and governance.
  • Build scalable cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / OpenTofu).
  • Design and optimise CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments and platform operations.
  • Manage containerised workloads using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Docker and Cloud Run.
  • Implement observability, monitoring and logging solutions to ensure platform reliability and performance.
  • As Tech Lead, provide technical direction, mentor engineers and shape engineering standards without people management responsibilities.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in Cloud Platform Engineering, DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Expertise in Terraform or OpenTofu and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Experience with Docker, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Cloud Run.
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD, automation and cloud-native engineering practices.
  • Experience with BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Dataflow or other modern data platform technologies is highly desirable.
  • Knowledge of observability, monitoring and FinOps principles.
  • Scripting experience with Python or Bash.
  • Strong communication skills and an agile, collaborative mindset.
  • Fluent English is required; German is beneficial but not essential.

Benefits & conditions

  • Salary of up to €110,000 depending on experience
  • The opportunity to build a brand-new Google Cloud Data Platform from the ground up
  • 30 days' holiday
  • 25 days of workation within the EU
  • Flexible working hours and a modern hybrid working environment
  • Exciting cloud-native technologies including GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform and Cloud Run
  • Company pension scheme, bike leasing, Germany Ticket subsidy and attractive corporate discounts
  • Regular Lunch & Learn sessions, language training and excellent professional development opportunities
  • An international engineering team where English is the primary working language

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