Senior Associate - Google Cloud Lead Engineer

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per quarter
New York Life is seeking an experienced Google Cloud Lead Engineer to drive enterprise-scale cloud architecture, modernization, and operational excellence across our Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment. This senior technical leader will shape cloud strategy, establish engineering standards, and guide teams in building secure, scalable, and compliant cloud solutions.
This role is ideal for candidates who combine hands-on engineering depth with architectural leadership, strong communication skills, and a passion for enabling large-scale transformation within a regulated industry.
What You'll Do:
Cloud Architecture & Engineering

• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-grade solutions on Google Cloud Platform.
• Develop and maintain cloud reference architectures and engineering standards aligned with NYL's security and regulatory requirements.
• Architect resilient, scalable, secure, cloud-native applications.
• Lead migration and modernization efforts, including re-platforming and application transformation.

Technical Leadership

• Act as the technical lead for cross-team GCP projects.

• Conduct architecture reviews, provide the best engineering practices, and guide solution design.

• Provide mentorship to engineers working within application, infrastructure, and platform teams.

• Act as the escalation point for complex cloud and infrastructure issues.

DevOps & Automation

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Harness CI/CD.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Automate deployment, provisioning, monitoring, and operational workflows.
• Drive adoption of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices to reduce manual toil with templates for operational work and secure release practices.

Security, Governance & Compliance

• Ensure all solutions meet New York Life's standards for security, privacy, and regulatory compliance.
• Implement IAM, network security, encryption, and key-management best practices.
• Partner with enterprise security, risk, and compliance teams to ensure proposed technical solutions match with existing enterprise policies and guardrails.
• Establish and enforce guardrails for cost management and governance.

Platform & Services Management

• Lead the implementation and optimization of GCP services, including Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Storage.
• Account for any GCP implementation with MLOps and Agentic AI tools in Vertex AI
• Enhance observability through Cloud Monitoring and Logging and New Relic.
• Optimize performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency across environments.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with product teams, architects, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable cloud solutions.
• Contribute to cloud roadmaps, modernization strategies, and technology evaluations.
• Support proofs-of-concept and the adoption of emerging cloud capabilities.

What You'll Bring:

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

• 8+ years of software, cloud, or infrastructure engineering experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform.
• Proven experience designing cloud-native and hybrid architectures.
• Expertise in:
  • GCP core services and networking
  • Kubernetes (GKE) and containerization
  • CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
  • Python, Java, Go, or similar programming languages
• Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• GCP Professional certifications (Cloud Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Data Engineer).
• Experience in regulated industries such as insurance, financial services, or healthcare.
• Strong background in security, identity management, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience working in hybrid or multi-cloud environments such as integrating services and resources across GCP and AWS.
• Knowledge of SRE, observability, and reliability engineering.

Leadership & Core Competencies

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Able to influence both technology and business teams.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strategic thinker with a willingness to remain hands-on.
• Alignment with New York Life's values of integrity, humanity, and financial strength.

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Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $124,000-$177,000
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities-inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you'll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what's next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees - and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.Click hereto discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life's leadership in this space.
Recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.
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