Cloud Architect Contractor
Artech, Jersey City, NJ, United States
Title: GCP Platform Engineering Lead (VP)
Location - Jersey City or Delaware
Only W2
No C2C
USC/GC/ TN-Visa only
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.
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.