Senior GCP Engineer with AI

EPAM Systems; Poznań; Hybrid; PLN 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior GCP Engineer with AI expertise to help build and mature a centralized Cloud Product Engineering capability. The role focuses on standardizing GCP services, developing reusable Terraform modules, and applying consistent patterns for internal teams on a data mesh project.

You will collaborate with data engineers and architects to optimize the GCP platform, implement CI/CD with GitHub Actions, ensure security and reliability, and document deployments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) including compute, storage and networking.
• Experience designing cloud infrastructure using GCP, Terraform, and GKE.
• Proficiency in DevOps practices, CI/CD, and shell scripting.
• English level B2+ for global collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain the GCP environment for the data mesh project.
• Collaborate with teams to define cloud infra requirements and ensure scalability, security, reliability.
• Build CI/CD pipelines and automation using GitHub Actions.
• Create and maintain documentation for GCP infrastructure and deployments.
• Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and issues in the GCP platform.
• Adhere to standards, best practices, and guides.

Skills

Cloud engineering

DevOps practices

CI/CD

Troubleshooting

English communication

Tools

Terraform

GKE

GitHub Actions

Anthos Service Mesh

Istio

Helm

Job description

We are seeking a Senior GCP Engineer with AI expertise to join a project focused on building and maturing a centralized Cloud Product Engineering capability. This capability standardizes and simplifies the consumption of GCP native services such as GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, and Cloud Functions, while developing reusable Terraform modules and consistent patterns for internal engineering teams. The role centers on implementing and managing cloud infrastructure for a data mesh architecture project with a focus on the AI stack in GCP, collaborating closely with data engineers and architects to optimize the GCP platform.

Responsibilities

• Request different services or permissions from the Central Cloud Engineering team through the established process in JIRADesign, configure, and maintain the GCP environment for the data mesh architecture project
• Collaborate with various teams to define cloud infrastructure requirements and ensure the scalability, security, and reliability of the GCP platform
• Build CI/CD pipelines and automation with cloud-specific deployment models using GitHub Actions
• Create and maintain documentation related to the GCP infrastructure and deployments
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues or performance bottlenecks related to the GCP platform
• Adhere to standards, best practices, and guides

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with Google Cloud Platform, including compute, storage, networking, and security services
• Proven experience designing and implementing cloud infrastructure using GCP, Terraform, and GKE
• Proficiency in DevOps practices and tools, including GitHub Actions, CI/CD, and Shell scripting
• Knowledge of Anthos Service Mesh / Istio, networking and firewall rules, and Helm charts
• Familiarity with GCP Monitoring and Logging
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in a timely manner
• English level B2+ to effectively communicate and collaborate with global teams

Nice to have

• Familiarity with New Relic
• Background in software development
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Decent business acumen

We gather like-minded people:

• Top tech minds driving innovation in AI, cloud and digital platform modernization
• Supportive team and agile, startup-like culture
• Hybrid by design mode and opportunity to work remotely within Poland
• Chance to work abroad for up to 60 days annually
• Business-driven relocation opportunities

We provide growth opportunities:

• Career development programs
• Thought leadership, mentoring, soft skills and well-being programs
• Certification (Anthropic, Gemini, GCP, Azure, AWS)
• English classes

We cover it all:

• Stable pay
• Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 15% discount
• Benefits package (health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers)
• Referral bonuses up to $2,000
• Offices featuring entertainment and relaxation zones, table tennis and football, free snacks, coffee and more
• Corporate, social and well-being events

Please, note:Benefits listed above are available to employees only

We are open for working with Contractors. Terms of B2B cooperation agreements are agreed individually

We will reach out to selected candidates exclusively EPAM is global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. With over thirty years of expertise in custom software, product and platform engineering, we empower our clients to become AI-Native enterprises, driving measurable value from innovation and digital investments.