Cloud Platform Lead

Location: Czech Republic (Prague/Brno)
Job Type: Full-time | Remote&Office | B2B Contract

Our client is a leading Google Cloud Partner for the CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) and SEEMEA (South-Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa) regions, specializing in delivering cutting-edge cloud services and solutions.

They are seeking a highly experienced, strategic, and commercially aware

Cloud Platform Lead to be the senior technical authority for Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and DevOps principles across their diverse client portfolio. You will lead a growing team of two engineers while translating complex business requirements into reliable, scalable, and secure multi-regional GCP architectures. This critical leadership role demands deep hands-on expertise, advanced cloud architecture skills, and excellent client-facing abilities

Key Responsibilities

GCP Architecture & Technical Strategy (40%)

• Architectural Leadership (Must-Have Skillset): Serve as the lead architect, designing and implementing secure, scalable, and cost-optimized multi-regional cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This expertise includes:
       - Network Design: Deep expertise in complex GCP Networking services (VPC, Shared VPC, VPNs/Interconnect, Load Balancing).
  Security Posture: Designing and enforcing robust IAM policies, resource hierarchy, and security controls across client projects.
       - Cost Optimization: Proactively identifying and implementing strategies for billing efficiency and resource right-sizing.
       - Business Translation: Proven ability to map business and regulatory requirements (e.g., data residency, compliance) to a practical GCP technical design.
• SRE Leadership: Define, implement, and enforce SRE principles, including Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Error Budgets, to guarantee the reliability and performance of critical client systems.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Mastery: Drive the standardization and maturity of IaC using Terraform to ensure repeatable, idempotent, and auditable deployments across all client environments.

DevOps Execution & Reliability (30%)

• CI/CD & Automation: Architect and optimize robust Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Cloud Build and other relevant tools, promoting GitOps methodologies.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of modern containerized workloads using Docker and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) at scale.
• Observability & DevSecOps: Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting, and integrate security best practices (DevSecOps) into the CI/CD pipeline and infrastructure design.

Team & Client Leadership (30%)

• Team Management & Mentorship: Lead, coach, and provide hands-on technical guidance to a small, growing team of two DevOps/SRE engineers.
• Senior Client Engagement: Act as the senior technical consultant for clients, translating business needs into clear, reliable, and cost-effective GCP technical roadmaps and project scopes.
• Incident & Post-Mortem Ownership: Oversee the incident response process for critical issues, driving root cause analysis (RCA) and leading blameless post-mortems.
• Regional Expertise: Apply knowledge of the diverse technical and operational landscapes across the CEE and SEEMEA regions to tailor solutions.

Required Qualifications

Must-Have Requirements:

• Minimum 5+ years of progressive, hands-on experience in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Infrastructure roles.
• Expert-level proficiency with core GCP services.
• Demonstrable professional-level skill in Cloud Architecture (equivalent to a Professional Cloud Architect's knowledge base): proven experience designing complex, multi-region solutions encompassing networking, security (IAM), and cost optimization.
• Extensive, production-level experience with Terraform and Kubernetes (GKE).
• Demonstrated experience leading technical projects, mentoring team members, or serving as a Tech Lead.

Highly Desirable Skills:

• Experience in a technical consulting, managed services, or partner environment. Proven experience with cloud migration projects (on-prem to GCP or other clouds to GCP).
• Practical experience with Cloud Dataflow, BigQuery, or other data-centric GCP services.
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Certification. Active Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer Certification.
• Proficiency in a programming/scripting language (Python or Go preferred).
• Experience defining and measuring Service Level Objectives (SLOs).

Why Join Us?

• Lead the SRE practice and architectural strategy for a successful GCP partner, focusing on the dynamic CEE and SEEMEA markets.
• Work on high-impact, diverse projects, utilizing the latest cloud-native and SRE tooling.
• Competitive compensation package and commitment to professional development (certifications, training, conferences).