What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps Lead position at Lif3away?
About Lif3away
Lif3away is redefining how humans live, rent, and move globally.
We are building the first AI-first infrastructure company for medium-to-long-term rentals, a system designed to govern how people relocate across borders, powered by intelligence, trust, and automation.
We are currently finalizing our corporate structure and product foundation while preparing for the Seed round. Infrastructure is a key pillar of this transformation, and we are seeking a strategic Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps Lead to help us build a lean, secure, and scalable cloud architecture from the ground up.
The Role
We are looking for a Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps Lead with deep experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) who can take ownership of our infrastructure setup, cost optimization, and deployment architecture. You will be responsible for diagnosing and cleaning up legacy misconfigurations, securing critical assets, and preparing the foundation for a scalable, AI-centric platform.
This is an equity-only role during the pre-funding phase. You must be aligned with our mission and ready to work closely with the CEO and engineering team to stabilize the current environment and architect the next phase of our product. Upon successful fundraising, this position may evolve into a permanent full-time leadership role.
Key Responsibilities
- Audit, clean up, and take full control of existing GCP projects, billing accounts, and IAM roles
- Identify and terminate unnecessary resources, reduce wasteful spending, and secure vulnerable assets
- Ensure that infrastructure tied to the landing page, demo, and future product foundations remains intact
- Define and implement best practices for infrastructure management, automation, and monitoring
- Set up CI/CD pipelines and support fast, secure deployment workflows
- Advise on infrastructure scaling for multi-city, multi-region growth
- Partner with product and AI teams to support experimentation and eventual systemization
- Build infrastructure playbooks and documentation for a secure and scalable tech stack
What We’re Looking For
- 5 years in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
- Expert-level experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), IAM, billing management, Kubernetes, Compute Engine, and networking
- Track record of cleaning up, securing, and optimizing cloud environments
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, Docker, and GitHub workflows
- Strong understanding of cost control, quotas, billing, and multi-project governance
- Able to work independently in a high-trust, high-urgency environment
- Clear communicator who can explain infrastructure decisions to non-technical executives
- Comfortable in early-stage startup conditions: lean, fast, and ambiguous
Nice to Have
- Experience with AI/ML infrastructure or data pipeline support
- Familiarity with GCP Security Command Center, VPC Service Controls, and Secret Manager
- Experience working in a Seed to Series A startup
- Background in infrastructure compliance and audit readiness (SOC 2, ISO 27001)
Why Join Lif3away?
- Be the infrastructure founder of a category-defining AI-first company
- Own the design and optimization of our entire cloud architecture
- Build systems that enable our global expansion and intelligent operations
- Gain early equity in a company entering a major funding and growth phase
- Collaborate closely with a committed founding team on a bold mission
- Work flexibly, remotely, and with the possibility of evolving into a full-time leadership role post-funding