GCP Architect

# **Job Title: GCP Solution Architect**

## **Job Summary**

We are seeking an experienced **Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Solution Architect** to design, develop, and manage scalable, secure, and reliable cloud solutions. The role involves working closely with stakeholders, engineering teams, and business units to translate business requirements into cloud-based architectures using GCP services.

## **Key Responsibilities**

- Design and implement **end-to-end cloud architectures** on Google Cloud Platform
- Lead migration of on-premise workloads to **GCP (lift-and-shift / re-architecture)**
- Develop **highly scalable, secure, and cost-optimized solutions**
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (DevOps, Data, Security, App teams)
- Define **cloud governance, best practices, and architecture standards**
- Evaluate and recommend appropriate **GCP services and tools**
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams
- Ensure **security, compliance, and performance optimization**
- Create architecture diagrams, documentation, and technical designs
- Support CI/CD implementation, automation, and DevOps adoption
- Troubleshoot and optimize existing cloud infrastructure

## **Required Skills & Qualifications**

### **Technical Skills**

- Strong experience in **Google Cloud Platform (GCP)** services such as:
- Compute Engine, App Engine, GKE, Cloud Run
- Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Firestore
- Pub/Sub, Dataflow, Dataproc
- Expertise in **cloud architecture design patterns**
- Experience with **Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / Deployment Manager)**
- Knowledge of **networking (VPC, subnets, load balancing, VPN, DNS)**
- Strong understanding of **security (IAM, encryption, firewall rules)**
- Experience with **DevOps tools (CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, Git, Cloud Build)**
- Knowledge of **containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)**
- Familiarity with **monitoring tools (Cloud Monitoring, Logging)**

### **Soft Skills**

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Leadership and mentoring capability

## **Preferred Qualifications**

- **Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification**
- Experience in **multi-cloud environments (AWS / Azure)**
- Knowledge of **data engineering / AI/ML services on GCP**
- Experience in **enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF)**
- Exposure to **FinOps and cost optimization strategies**
please ensure the candidate has Google Cloud Data Architecture experience along with building AI based solutions on Google.