Lead Cloud Engineer - GCP

About us

Mantel is an Australian-owned IT Professional Services consultancy, focused on emerging technology to help advance our clients by leveraging AI, Digital, Cloud, Data & Security technology. We are a fully AI-enabled technology consultancy and the partner that bridges the gap between blue-sky ambition and practical steps to deliver value. Since our inception in November 2017, we have experienced remarkable growth across Australia & New Zealand and are honoured to be recognised as a Great Place to Work for 6 years in a row! 

We hire smart and talented people and get out of their way. As a principle-based organisation, we have a flat structure with no hierarchy. By focusing on our five principles and not getting caught up in red tape, we trust you to get the job done!

Mantel’s dedicated cloud capability means you will work with passionate people and the latest tech in your cloud of choice. Whether you're helping businesses reach their full potential with Microsoft, executing full transformations on AWS, or leveraging Google Cloud, our deep partnerships mean you'll work on high-profile projects, including AI-accelerated cloud migrations and redeveloping entire applications for our clients using agentic coding.

About the role 

We are looking for passionate consultants to help us grow our reputation in the marketplace by delivering high-quality consulting services to our clients.

In this role, you will develop and grow trusted relationships with clients that complement our commercial and strategic partnerships, while mentoring other team members. You will also contribute to the development of our core platform and patterns to meet current and future client requirements.

Your day-to-day

• Provide consulting services that combine architectural vision with hands-on technical experience using some of the latest cloud technologies and methods

• Design, develop, build and operate sophisticated, highly automated, and secure GCP hybrid infrastructure that adheres to industry compliance standards

• Use software development, Software Configuration Management (SCM), DevOps and Continuous Integration (CI/CD) methods to build, configure and manage infrastructure

• Define and drive new architectures based on the applicable regulatory compliance standards, working with multiple stakeholders to gain endorsement

• Perform troubleshooting, analysis, and issue resolution to ensure successful project outcomes

• Liaise with project teams, clients, vendors and stakeholders across multiple communication channels to manage project delivery

• Establish and maintain relationships with clients as a trusted source of professional advice on solution options

• Identify and complete tasks with minimal supervision while providing oversight, guidance, and mentorship to consultants at all levels

• Use professional judgement while treating colleagues and clients with respect and compassion, and a demonstrated ability to display our Mantel principles

What you’ll need to be successful: 

• Strong, hands-on experience with GCP and an appetite to learn others

• Solid understanding of automation tools like Terraform and CloudFormation

• Experience building and managing deployment pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) and containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

• A strong foundation in networking, security fundamentals, and hybrid infrastructure patterns

• Good written, verbal, and presentation skills, with a proven track record of strong stakeholder management

• Specialist knowledge of several industries or segments, coupled with sharp analytical skills

• Ability to identify trends within your practice relating to products and services, and communicate them effectively to the wider team

• A proactive, can-do attitude with a passion for collaboration

• Maintain a willingness to continually upskill, learn new technologies, and obtain new certifications

• At Mantel, we want you to be yourself. We trust our team members to use their professional judgment while treating colleagues and clients with respect, compassion, and professionalism in alignment with our five principles

• You take ownership, always stepping up to help and prioritising your teammates. You're also a clear, kind communicator who makes sound decisions based on good judgement

What you can expect from us:

• We believe in unique experiences for all. Our My Deal program allows you to tailor your yearly plan, with the support of your Leader, to decide on what’s most important to you. That might be extra professional development, extra annual leave, time to work on your side hustle, or something else completely different! One size does not fit all. 

• You’ll get all the tools you need to hit the ground running including a new phone, laptop & swag.  

• A true investment in your AI-first career. We are a fully AI-enabled consultancy and provide you with the tools to lead. This includes access to the Mantel AI Gateway, our secure, centralised platform with multiple AI models, plus a dedicated monthly budget and a safe environment to experiment and innovate. 

• You’ll be genuinely supported by an organisation that cares about not only you but your family as well, Mantel offers Flexible Personal Leave options for those unplanned moments in life.

• We support a flexible hybrid approach to working which is guided by our principles; we trust each other to “make good choices” about the best workplace locations for the requirements of the project, role and client. This can change based on our client needs.

• We know you won’t have one job for life. At Mantel, we believe in supporting our team to take their career in a direction that aligns with their passions. We have internal opportunities across Cloud, Data, Digital, Delivery & Security.

• Our elite partnerships are a direct result of our deep platform mastery. For you, this means you'll be working alongside teams with the highest levels of technical expertise and tackling the most complex, high-profile projects on the market. Check out our partner awards and recognitions here.

• Mantel is a certified Family Inclusive Workplace, which means we are committed to improving your wellbeing at work through leading practices on flexible work, parental leave, family care and family wellbeing

We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage people from all backgrounds and minority groups to apply.