Google Cloud Solution Architect

Role: Google Cloud Solution Architect

Job Location: Remote Working

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Google Cloud Solution Architect to design, architect, and lead the implementation of cloud-native and hybrid cloud solutions on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate should possess deep expertise in cloud architecture, migration strategies, security, networking, and modernization initiatives while working closely with business and technical stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions leveraging Google Cloud Platform services.
• Lead cloud transformation, migration, and modernization programs.
• Define cloud architecture standards, governance frameworks, and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the solution lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment and support.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, development teams, infrastructure teams, and customer architects.
• Evaluate existing environments and prepare migration roadmaps to GCP.
• Design cloud-native applications, microservices, and container-based architectures.
• Implement cloud security, identity management, networking, monitoring, and compliance controls.
• Support performance optimization, high availability, disaster recovery, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Create architecture documents, reference architectures, and technical presentations for customer review.

Mandatory Skills

• Strong experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) architecture and solution design.

Hands-on expertise with:

• Google Compute Engine (GCE)
• Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
• Cloud Storage
• Cloud SQL
• BigQuery
• Cloud Functions
• Pub/Sub
• Cloud Run
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• VPC Networking
• Experience designing enterprise-scale cloud solutions.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills.

Infrastructure & Automation

• Terraform (preferred)
• Google Cloud Deployment Manager
• Ansible
• Chef / Puppet
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Containers & Orchestration

• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Helm
• Istio Service Mesh
• Anthos (preferred)

DevOps & CI/CD

• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI/CD
• Google Cloud Build
• Azure DevOps
• ArgoCD
• Tekton

Programming & Scripting

• Python
• Java
• Go (Golang)
• Node.js
• Shell Scripting (Bash)

Security & Identity

• IAM (Identity and Access Management)
• Google Cloud Armor
• Secret Manager
• Key Management Service (KMS)
• Identity Federation
• Zero Trust Security Principles

Monitoring & Observability

• Google Cloud Operations Suite (formerly Stackdriver)
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
• Splunk

Experience Requirements

• Overall IT Experience: 10+ Years
• Relevant Google Cloud Experience: 5+ Years
• Experience in architecting and delivering enterprise cloud solutions.