Sr. GCP Infrastructure Manager

Sr. GCP Infrastructure Manager Job#: 3040028

Job Description:

Sr. GCP Infrastructure Manager

Location:

Plano, Texas (Partial Remote)

Role Overview We are seeking an experienced senior leader to own and manage our Google Cloud Platform (GCP) supporting AI-driven use cases. This role is responsible for the strategy, governance, and roadmap of the internal cloud platform, focusing on platform delivery through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD. The ideal candidate is a people leader first, capable of managing and developing a team of senior engineers, operating in a cross-functional environment, and driving the platform's evolution to meet current and future business requirements.

Key Responsibilities Provide leadership to the GCP engineering team, including hiring, evaluation, performance management, and professional development.

Own the platform strategy, governance, and roadmap, establishing security guardrails, cost management frameworks, and adoption patterns.

Oversee the delivery of internal cloud platform services, including the design, configuration, and integration of new technologies via automated pipelines.

Mature the platform post-build by enhancing automation, reporting, scalability, resiliency, and deployment reliability.

Partner with internal development teams and stakeholders to provide advisory on platform usage and enable their business outcomes.

Manage the GCP vendor relationship and the evaluation and selection of vendor products.

Ensure the platform architecture supports high availability, regional failover, disaster recovery, and observability.

Operate within a matrixed enterprise environment, influencing peer leaders and stakeholders to achieve organizational goals.

Required Qualifications

Education:

An undergraduate degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of training and experience is required.

Experience:

A minimum of ten years of related work experience is required. This includes experience running a cloud or platform engineering team, managing senior technical engineers, and working in a large enterprise environment. Candidates must have experience delivering services that support IT development organizations.

Technical

Skills:

A strong background in AWS, Azure, or GCP ecosystems is required. The candidate should possess a working knowledge of cloud concepts, including networking, virtualization, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), storage, and compute services.

Experience with governance, controls, and operating in an audit or regulatory environment is also necessary.

Preferred Qualifications A graduate degree is preferred.

Direct experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).Experience in the financial services industry or another regulated industry.

Familiarity with the AI/ML ecosystem.

Experience managing distributed teams.

Work Environment This position follows a hybrid work model, with a requirement of three days on-site (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). The role is based in the Dallas area, with potential for some travel to other team locations. This is a transformation-focused role aimed at modernizing engineering practices and improving operational efficiency across the organization.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including Clearly Rateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex uses a virtual…