GCP Architecture

• Own end to end architecture design for workloads hosted on Google Cloud Platform
• Define target cloud architecture for on prem to GCP migrations including hybrid and multi cloud scenarios
• Design highly available resilient secure and scalable cloud solutions using GCP native services
• Lead architecture for:
  • Compute (GCE GKE Cloud Run)
  • Networking (VPC subnets firewall rules load balancing)
  • Data platforms (Cloud SQL AlloyDB Spanner BigQuery Cloud Storage)
• Define and enforce cloud security architecture including IAM network security encryption and compliance controls
• Lead migration strategy and execution including application data and platform migration
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform
• Define and review CI/CD pipelines DevOps practices and automation strategies
• Collaborate with delivery DevOps security data and application teams to ensure architectural alignment
• Act as technical escalation point for complex issues and design decisions
• Provide technical mentorship to architects and engineers
• Develop and maintain architecture documents design artifacts SoWs and transformation roadmaps
• Engage with client stakeholders leadership and partners to translate business requirements into technical solutions

Technical Skills

• Expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services:
  • GKE Compute Engine
  • Cloud SQL AlloyDB Spanner
  • BigQuery
  • VPC Load Balancing Networking

• Strong experience in cloud architecture and migration programs
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Strong understanding of DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
• Deep knowledge of cloud security IAM networking and compliance
• Experience designing enterprise scale cloud native architectures

Good to Have Skills

• Experience with Kubernetes platform engineering
• Exposure to observability tools (logging monitoring alerting)
• Experience with regulated domains (Healthcare BFSI etc.)
• Google Cloud certifications (Professional Cloud Architect)

Behavioural & Leadership Expectations (C2)

• Demonstrates technical and thought leadership
• Works independently with minimal supervision
• Influences architecture decisions across teams and programs
• Strong stakeholder communication and decision making capability
• Mentors and coaches architects and senior engineers
• Drives continuous improvement and architectural governance