GCP Cloud Solution Architect

Xebiacee; Polska; On-site; PLN 396,000 - 528,000; Full time

Job summary

Xebia is hiring an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer to design and evolve enterprise-scale GCP platforms across the EU region. You will define standards, governance, and security best practices, while driving IaC with Terraform and supporting scalable CI/CD pipelines.

You will mentor engineering teams and influence strategic technical decisions. With 7+ years in cloud/platform engineering and deep GCP expertise, you will work from the EU region and require a valid work permit.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or cloud architecture.
• Strong hands-on GCP expertise and advanced Terraform skills.
• Experience with IaC, GitOps, and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Cloud Build.
• Knowledge of GCP services including IAM, VPC, GKE, Cloud DNS, Load Balancing, and Cloud Monitoring.
• Understanding of cloud security, governance, networking, and production environments.

Responsibilities

• Designing and evolving enterprise-scale GCP platforms, including secure landing zones and cloud foundations.
• Defining cloud architecture standards, governance frameworks, and security best practices.
• Driving Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, reusable modules, and automated provisioning.
• Enabling scalable CI/CD pipelines, platform automation, and improved developer experience.
• Implementing SRE principles to improve reliability, observability, and operational excellence.
• Leading cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Influencing technical decisions.
• Mentoring engineering teams.

Skills

GCP expertise

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

GitOps

Cloud security

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Cloud Build

GKE

Job description

Xebia is a global AI-first, digital transformation, and engineering partner. With over 25 years of experience and a team of 5,000 professionals across 16 countries, we help organizations design and build scalable products, platforms, and data-driven solutions. We specialize in Artificial Intelligence, Data and Cloud, Intelligent Automation, and Digital Products, combining deep technical expertise with a strong focus on engineering excellence and a people-first culture. In the CEE region, we’re a team of nearly 1,000 experts delivering modern applications, data platforms, and AI solutions for clients such as Millennium, ING, Play, Edenred, Arabian Drilling, FedEx, Leroy Merlin, Truecaller, Volotea, Schmitz Cargobull, and many, many more. We work with leading technologies including AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, and Snowflake, and combine strong engineering culture with a consulting mindset and a continuous focus on growth and knowledge sharing.

You will be:

• Designing and evolving enterprise-scale GCP platforms, including secure landing zones and cloud foundations.
• Defining cloud architecture standards, governance frameworks, and security best practices.
• Driving Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, reusable modules, and automated provisioning.
• Enabling scalable CI/CD pipelines, platform automation, and improved developer experience.
• Implementing SRE principles to improve reliability, observability, and operational excellence.
• Leading cloud migration and modernisation initiatives.
• Influencing technical decisions.
• Mentoring engineering teams.

Your profile:

• 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or cloud architecture, with strong hands‑on GCP expertise, advanced Terraform skills and experience with Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Cloud Build.
• Strong knowledge of GCP services, including IAM, VPC, GKE, Cloud DNS, Load Balancing, and Cloud Monitoring.
• Solid understanding of cloud security, governance, networking, SRE, and enterprise‑scale production environments.
• Experience defining cloud architectures and adoption strategies.
• Leading technical discussions, and collaborating with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to combine strategic thinking with hands‑on execution.
• Work from the European Union region and a work permit are required.

Nice to have:

• Google Cloud Professional certifications or HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification.
• Experience with FinOps, Kubernetes platform engineering, Anthos, or multi‑cloud environments.
• Knowledge of security frameworks such as CIS, NIST, or ISO 27001.
• Experience in consulting, enterprise transformation, or large‑scale e‑commerce environments.

Recruitment Process:

• CV review
• HR call
• Interview
• Client Interview
• Decision