Cloud Engineer

Position - Cloud Engineer (GCP Platform Engineering Lead)

Location:

Jersey City, NJ or Delaware.

We are seeking a qualified GCP Platform Engineering Lead to support our client in New Jersey. This role will be involved in building and running the internal platform capabilities (automation, golden paths, guardrails) that enable secure, scalable application onboarding on GCP.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline (MS preferred).
• 7+ years of total experience within related skills and technologies.

• 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.

• 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.

High adoption of golden paths; reduced onboarding lead time; stable platform with low operational toil.

• A collaborative culture fostering innovation and professional growth.
• Opportunities to work on high-impact projects with globally recognized brands.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexible work environment with opportunities to shape the future of digital transformation.

Base pay range: $100,000 to $150,000 per year, dependent on experience, skills, location, and internal equity.

• Unlimited paid time off.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Dental benefits.
• Vision benefits.
• Disability insurance.
• Life insurance benefits.
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k) and potential company match.
• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents, up to 14 weeks of paid leave for birthing and up to 4 weeks for non-birthing; adoption leave up to 8 weeks of paid leave.
• Child hospitalization leave up to 15 paid calendar days per year.
• Paid Jury duty up to 4 weeks per year.
• Paid moving days up to 2 days per year.
• Approx. 12 paid company holidays per year.

Globant is proud to be an equal-opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of any basis protected by law. For Canadian job postings, Globant does not discriminate based on any Canadian Federal or Provincial anti-discrimination law, and offers the same opportunities to all applicants regardless of characteristics.