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GCP Platform Engineering Lead (VP)
Apolis
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
Manager or above
2 months ago
$60 – $70 / hour
- GCP
- Python
- Terraform
- Incident Response
2 months ago
Level Required for Primary Skill: Advanced (6-9 years experience)
Additional Details for Role:
Title: GCP Platform Engineering Lead (VP)
GCP, Python, Terraform, Security
7+ years
Location - Jersey City or Delaware
Role summary: Build and run the internal platform capabilities (automation, golden paths, guardrails) that enable secure, scalable application onboarding on GCP.
Key responsibilities
• Lead platform engineering delivery for onboarding automation (Terraform modules, pipelines, validations).
• Define engineering standards (module quality, state strategy, PR controls, drift management).
• Embed security-by-default guardrails and partner on compliance evidence automation.
• Operate the platform: reliability, incident response, SLOs/SLAs, continuous improvement.
Required qualifications
• Deep hands-on GCP + Terraform at scale; strong Python automation experience.
• Experience leading platform teams and operating production-grade internal platforms.
• Strong security and governance mindset in regulated environments.
Success measures
• High adoption of golden paths; reduced onboarding lead time; stable platform with low operational toil.
Additional Location - Delaware
What stage is the Project in?: Sold/Funded
GCP Platform Engineering Lead (VP) · Apolis