GCP DevOps/SRE Team 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 GCP DevOps/SRE Team 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).