GCP Cloud Operations Lead Engineer

AAA Club Alliance is currently seeking a GCP Operations Lead Engineer to join our team in Wilmington, DE, Worthington, OH or Cincinnati, OH.

This role follows a hybrid schedule and requires on-site work Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

The Primary Duties of the GCP Operations Lead Engineer are to:

* Lead design, deployment, and governance of GCP infrastructure using IaC and automation, ensuring secure, scalable, and efficient cloud operations with Azure interoperability where needed.

* Partner with Network, Security, Application Support, and Enterprise Development teams to ensure reliable, high-performing, and secure cloud services aligned to business goals.

* Act as a liaison between Cloud Operations, CCoE, and Enterprise Architecture, translating strategy into GCP-first operational standards and reusable infrastructure patterns.

* Guide teams on cloud architecture decisions, including GCP-native services (e.g., Cloud Run, GKE), and resolve complex design challenges.

* Build and govern reusable Terraform modules aligned to cloud standards, IAM policies, versioning, and tagging conventions across multi-cloud environments.

* Evaluate vendors and third-party solutions; support procurement decisions for cloud platforms, observability tools, and GCP services.

* Provide technical input on cost optimization, efficiency, resilience, and lifecycle sustainability of cloud services.

* Research and recommend emerging cloud technologies to advance GCP platform maturity and multi-cloud strategy.

* Implement and enforce GCP identity and access management (IAM), aligned with Azure RBAC where applicable.

* Own observability integration (e.g., Dynatrace, Grafana, GCP Cloud Operations Suite) to ensure monitoring, alerting, and root cause visibility.

* Lead incident response and root cause analysis for major cloud outages; drive cross-team resolution and risk reduction.

* Drive platform improvements focused on standardization, automation, security, and performance.

* Ensure documentation quality for Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, configurations, and operational processes.

* Oversee cloud security controls, compliance (including PCI), and disaster recovery alignment.

* Mentor engineers, lead peer reviews, and promote engineering standards across Cloud Operations.

* Represent Cloud Operations in cross-functional groups, support cloud enablement, training, and onboarding.

* Promote Information Security policies and a security-by-design culture.

* Other duties assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) or equivalent in Computer Sciences, Business Administration, or related field required. Equivalent combination of education, technical training, and experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

* Minimum 6 years of hands-on experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including architecting, provisioning, configuring, and managing services such as GKE, Cloud Run, VPC networking, IAM, and managed services, required.

* Minimum 4 years of experience with Microsoft Azure, supporting enterprise-scale infrastructure and hybrid/multi-cloud integration scenarios, required as a secondary skillset.

* Minimum 4 years of experience designing and maintaining infrastructure-as-code for cloud environments using Terraform, including reusable module development, version control, and organizational governance required.

* GCP Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect certification required.

* Terraform Associate certification or similar infrastructure-as-code certification required.

* Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect certification preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

* Lead in a collaborative environment, influencing engineering standards, practices, and platform maturity across teams.

* Manage multiple high-impact initiatives, balancing tactical execution with strategic priorities and delivering results with minimal oversight.

* Mentor engineers of all levels, lead peer reviews, and guide architectural discussions while strengthening operational capability through knowledge sharing.

* Perform advanced analysis of cloud infrastructure to identify risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for scalable improvements across performance, security, and cost.

* Provide deep hands-on expertise in GCP (IAM, networking, organization structure, security controls) and working knowledge of Azure for hybrid integration.

* Lead design and troubleshooting complex multi-cloud environments with strong root cause analysis across platform, networking, and identity layers.

* Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules and Git Ops workflows, including state management, versioning, and policy enforcement.

* Drive cross-functional collaboration, change management, and documentation standards while supporting continuous learning, cloud adoption, and secure operations practices.

At AAA, your success is our success. What we can offer you:

* The starting base compensation for this position is $100,384 TO $149,158.

* The base pay range…