GCP - Lead

GCP Lead Google Cloud Platform

Location:

Department: Software Development
Legal Entity: FGSI

Why Join Fossil Group?

At Fossil Group, we are part of an international team that dares to dream, disrupt, and deliver innovative watches, jewelry, and leather goods to the world. We're committed to long-term value creation, driven by technology and our core values: Authenticity, Grit, Curiosity, Humor, and Impact. If you are a forward-thinker who thrives in a diverse, global setting, we want to hear from you.

Job Summary

GCP Lead

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of end-to-end GCP-based solutions.
• Architect cloud-native data pipelines, applications, and infrastructure using GCP tools such as BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Airflow and Cloud Composer.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across engineering, data, security, and operations to align cloud solutions with business goals.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members on GCP best practices and automation.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using Stackdriver, Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, or similar tools.
• Oversee performance tuning, cost optimization, and security hardening of GCP workloads.
• Drive continuous integration and deployment pipelines using Terraform, Jenkins, GitOps, etc.
• Ensure compliance with cloud security standards, access control policies, and audit requirements.
• Participate in architectural reviews, sprint planning, and roadmap discussions.
• Manage escalations, troubleshoot cloud issues, and ensure uptime and service reliability.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 712 years of total experience, with

  3+ years in GCP-focused roles

  and prior leadership/architect experience.
• Hands-on experience with

  GCP services

  :

  BigQuery, Dataproc, Dataflow, Airflow, Cloud Composer

  .
• Strong development background in

  Python or Java

  , with experience building data pipelines and APIs.
• Expertise in

  infrastructure as code

  (IaC) using

  Terraform

  ,

  Deployment Manager

  , or similar tools.
• Working knowledge of

  containerization

  and

  orchestration

  (Docker, Kubernetes, GKE).
• Proficiency in

  CI/CD pipelines

  , version control (Git), and Agile delivery methodologies.
• Familiarity with data security, encryption, identity management, and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, system-level thinking, and performance tuning expertise.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

EEO Statement

At Fossil, we believe our differences not only make us stronger as a team, but also help us create better products and a richer community. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in all employment practices without regard to age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.