GCP Platform Lead, NY
West MonroeBase Salary
$175k - $206k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable GCP platforms supporting AI-driven applications.
- Integrate agentic AI technologies into adaptive and autonomous platform solutions.
- Coordinate with data-platform and foundation-layer teams on integration patterns and scalable architecture.
- Oversee the CREATe collaborative requirements engineering and agile testing process.
- Facilitate workshops, define requirements, establish iterative delivery processes, and ensure quality outcomes.
- Develop platform roadmaps aligned with business objectives and emerging technologies.
- Lead project planning, delivery timelines, milestone tracking, blocker resolution, and stakeholder updates.
- Mentor engineering teams on AI, cloud architecture, software development, and best practices.
- Drive continuous improvement across platform performance and delivery processes.
Requirements
- Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform services including Compute Engine, BigQuery, Cloud Functions, AI/ML APIs, and Kubernetes Engine.
- Experience with GCP IAM, security and compliance services, Cloud Armor, landing-zone patterns, and scaling projects and services.
- Deep understanding of agentic AI systems, including their design, training, and deployment.
- Proficiency in modern programming languages such as Python, Java, and Go.
- Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code such as Terraform and Cloud Build.
- Familiarity with data pipelines, ETL processes, and real-time data streaming on GCP.
- Proven experience leading platform design and delivery for enterprise-scale systems.
- Experience managing iterative delivery processes and cross-functional teams.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, including translating technical concepts into business value.
- Preferred qualifications include Google Cloud certifications, MLOps and AI/ML lifecycle-management experience on GCP, ethical AI and governance familiarity, and experience leading CREATe or similar processes.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance for employees and families.
- 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership program, and annual bonus eligibility.
- Unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays.
- Ten weeks of paid parental leave eligibility upon hire.
- The listed salary range varies by office proximity; the role is based in New York City, with New York City compensation listed separately.
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About West Monroe
West Monroe is a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating value for our clients. We co-create solutions that accelerate results now and prepare industries to tackle what’s next. We’re excited by the possibilities that technology creates. We work with our clients to deliver on the possible, building on their goals, generating fresh insights and creating inspiring outcomes. We excel at the intersection of industry, strategy, people and technology—always driving rapid impact. Our all-in approach comes from our unique employee ownership structure. Our clients’ success is our success. From the beginning, our growth has come from putting people at the center. Fortune and USA Today consistently celebrate West Monroe as a top workplace, and we’re recognized as a leading consultancy by Forbes and Forrester. Share our passion at westmonroe.com.