Senior Principal Cloud Foundations Engineer
Core
Builds and runs the foundation of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as automated, secure, self-service infrastructure, setting engineering standards and mentoring teams.
Role type
Senior hands-on Principal Cloud Foundations Engineer (GCP)
Builds
Automated, secure, self-service GCP infrastructure and golden paths for consuming teams
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Platform Engineering / Biopharma
Required skills
Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, SLO definition, observability instrumentation, AI-assisted engineering review, automation of toil, secure-by-default practices, mentoring technical teams
Preferred skills
Cloud cost optimization, multi-cloud deployments (Azure Arc, Google Anthos), GxP/Validation knowledge, Camunda, GitHub Actions
Technologies
Terraform, Kubernetes, GCP, Docker, CI/CD tools, Camunda, GitHub Actions, Azure Arc, Google Anthos
Responsibilities
Design and automate platform infrastructure using IaC and golden paths; Use AI-assisted engineering for code generation, review, and testing; Build self-service capabilities to reduce friction for consuming teams; Engineer for reliability by defining SLOs and automating toil; Set and uphold engineering standards and secure-by-default practices; Integrate and assure supplier or managed-service components; Mentor and technically lead other engineers including partners
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities