Tech Lead - Google Cloud (m/w/d)

Über uns 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. Profil • 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. Wir bieten • 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 Kontakt Interested? Then I look forward to receiving your application or having a chat. Charlotte Robinson Business Lead c.robinson@franklinfitch.com +49 69 971 942 915