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. .