[Remote] Lead GCP Engineer/Lead Architect
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Opplane specializes in providing advanced data-focused solutions for financial services, telecommunication, and reg-tech to accelerate their digital transformation journey. The GCP Lead Engineer is a senior role responsible for architecting scalable and secure solutions on Google Cloud Platform while mentoring teams and driving modernization initiatives.
Responsibilities
• Design and implement enterprise-grade solutions on Google Cloud Platform
• Architect scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native and hybrid applications
• Lead migration and modernization initiatives, including re-platforming and transformation efforts
• Define and maintain cloud architecture standards and best practices
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines (Harness, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or equivalent
• Automate provisioning, deployments, and operational workflows
• Promote observability and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
• Ensure cloud solutions meet security, privacy, and regulatory requirements
• Implement IAM, network security, encryption, and key management best practices
• Partner with security and compliance teams to enforce governance and cost controls
• Act as technical lead for cross-functional cloud initiatives
• Conduct architecture reviews and guide engineering best practices
• Mentor engineers across application, infrastructure, and platform teams
• Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable cloud solutions
• Implement and optimize GCP services including Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Storage
• Optimize performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency across environments
Skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 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
• Strong expertise in GCP core services and networking
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes (GKE) and containerization
• Strong expertise in CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Strong expertise in Python, Java, Go, or similar languages
• Experience in Agile/DevOps environments
• GCP Professional certifications (Cloud Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Data Engineer)
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., financial services, insurance, healthcare)
• Strong background in security and compliance frameworks
• Experience in hybrid or multi-cloud environments
• Knowledge of SRE and observability practices
Company Overview
• Opplane is a software company that expertise in data product management, cloud infrastructure, mobile development and machine learning. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is
Company H1B Sponsorship
• Opplane has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 5 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
Responsibilities
• Design and implement enterprise-grade solutions on Google Cloud Platform
• Architect scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native and hybrid applications
• Lead migration and modernization initiatives, including re-platforming and transformation efforts
• Define and maintain cloud architecture standards and best practices
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines (Harness, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or equivalent
• Automate provisioning, deployments, and operational workflows
• Promote observability and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
• Ensure cloud solutions meet security, privacy, and regulatory requirements
• Implement IAM, network security, encryption, and key management best practices
• Partner with security and compliance teams to enforce governance and cost controls
• Act as technical lead for cross-functional cloud initiatives
• Conduct architecture reviews and guide engineering best practices
• Mentor engineers across application, infrastructure, and platform teams
• Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable cloud solutions
• Implement and optimize GCP services including Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Storage
• Optimize performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency across environments
Skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 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
• Strong expertise in GCP core services and networking
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes (GKE) and containerization
• Strong expertise in CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Strong expertise in Python, Java, Go, or similar languages
• Experience in Agile/DevOps environments
• GCP Professional certifications (Cloud Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Data Engineer)
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., financial services, insurance, healthcare)
• Strong background in security and compliance frameworks
• Experience in hybrid or multi-cloud environments
• Knowledge of SRE and observability practices
Company Overview
• Opplane is a software company that expertise in data product management, cloud infrastructure, mobile development and machine learning. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is
Company H1B Sponsorship
• Opplane has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 5 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.