Cloud Architect

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What You Will Do:

Role Summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to lead the modernization and migration of large mission-critical applications from AWS to Google Cloud. This role provides architectural leadership across cloud platforms data modernization security DevSecOps and enterprise systems engineering. The Architect will support a highvisibility federal system ensuring secure reliable and scalable cloud operations aligned with federal SDLC/SELC methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Modernization

• Lead the end-to-end strategy design and implementation of cloud modernization initiatives for a complex federal enterprise system.

• Architect secure scalable environments in Google Cloud and drive migration from AWS using industry-standard patterns (rehost re-platform refactor).

• Establish cloud governance resource hierarchy network architecture IAM policies and resiliency strategies.

• Support teams in deploying managed Google Cloud AI products (e.g. Vertex AI endpoints Gemini-based developer tools Dialogflow agents) as part of broader cloud modernization efforts

Migration Leadership (AWS Google Cloud)

• Assess existing architectures and develop migration roadmaps sequencing and cutover plans.

• Map AWS services to Google Cloud equivalents and ensure platform readiness for production workloads.

• Oversee containerization orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes/GKE) data migration and modernization of legacy components.

DevSecOps CI/CD and Infrastructure Automation

• Define and implement Terraform-based IaC GitOps workflows automated deployments security gates and policy-as-code.

• Mature CI/CD pipelines to support release-on-demand automated testing and compliance validation.

SDLC / SELC Compliance (Federal Environment)

• Ensure all architecture deliverables design artifacts security documentation readiness reviews and testing approaches comply with federal SDLC/SELC standards including traceability documentation verification/validation and audit readiness.

• Partner with program management engineering teams and federal stakeholders to meet lifecycle governance requirements.

Operational Excellence & Reliability

• Implement observability across logging monitoring tracing performance tuning and resilience testing.

• Maintain high availability and continuity-of-operations (COOP) expectations required for critical federal systems.

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Advise senior leadership and technical teams; guide architectural decisions and modernization direction.

• Mentor engineering teams across multiple Agile squads and support PI planning backlog refinement and architectural reviews.

• Represent the cloud architecture discipline in stakeholder engagements technical forums and enterprise planning sessions.

AI-Enablement

• Demonstrates expertise in designing implementing and governing AI-enabled cloud solutions.

• Applies knowledge of generative AI machine learning and large language model (LLM) technologies to architect scalable secure and cost-effective enterprise solutions.

• Develops Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures vector search solutions and AI-driven automation workflows that integrate enterprise data sources while adhering to security privacy and regulatory requirements.

What You Will Need:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Systems Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.

• TEN (10) years of progressive experience in cloud architecture and enterprise modernization.

• Demonstrated experience migrating complex systems from AWS to Google Cloud at scale.

• Deep expertise across GCP services: Compute GKE VPC networking IAM Cloud SQL/AlloyDB BigQuery KMS logging/monitoring.

• Strong understanding of federal SDLC/SELC or similar structured lifecycle methodologies.

• Expert-level proficiency with Terraform CI/CD pipelines DevSecOps and security engineering principles.

• Experience leading large cloud engineering teams in Agile environments.

• Google Professional Cloud Architect certification (or obtained within first 6 months).

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Experience modernizing large federal systems or other regulated enterprise environments.

• Hands-on experience with data modernization analytics platforms and cloud-native data pipelines.

• Experience developing cloud governance frameworks COE structures FinOps practices and costoptimization strategies.

• Experience deploying or integrating cloud-based AI/ML servicessuch as Google Cloud Vertex AI Gemini or Dialogflowinto enterprise applications.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Parental Leave

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance

• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

• Health Savings Account Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development Certifications & Learning Opportunities

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• annual membership

• Employee Assistance Program

• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care Hospital Indemnity Accident Insurance Legal Assistance and ID theft protection etc.)

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity EmployerProtected Veterans Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law ordinance or regulation.

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