Senior GCP Architect Cloud Engineer

Were looking for a Senior GCP Architect to step into a technical lead role for a large-scale cloud platform modernization initiative.   This is not a background contributor role youll help shape the GCP entitlement and access control architecture from the ground up guide the design of a self-serve Landing Zone and co-lead the delivery of a Platform Ops Portal used by engineering teams across the organization.

You will contribute to scoping and technical direction early and carry that ownership through implementation and enablement. If youre a senior GCP engineer who thrives in complex regulated environments and wants real influence over how a major bank builds its cloud platform this is the role.

What you will own and drive:

• -Lead the architecture and implementation of GCP Entitlement and Access Control systems including IAM policies service account governance and least-privilege access models
• Design and deliver a self-serve Landing Zone framework that enables Platform Engineering teams to provision and manage cloud environments consistently and at scale
• Co-lead delivery of a Platform Ops Portal covering management functions such as environment provisioning access requests cost visibility and operational workflows
• Partner with client engineering and security teams to align the access control model with regulatory and compliance requirements in a financial services context
• Define and enforce GCP governance guardrails including organization policies resource hierarchy design and VPC Service Controls
• Drive technical review identify gaps and shape the delivery approach before the project kicks off
• Enable internal teams through documentation runbooks and knowledge transfer that outlast the engagement
   

Qualifications :

• 7 years in cloud engineering or architecture with at least 4 years hands-on with GCP in a lead or architect capacity
• Deep expertise in GCP IAM including workload identity service account management custom roles and policy inheritance
• Proven experience designing Landing Zones or platform engineering frameworks on GCP (Cloud Foundation Toolkit blueprints or equivalent)
• Experience building or contributing to internal developer portals or Platform Ops tooling (Backstage custom portals or similar)
• Strong command of Infrastructure-as-Code primarily Terraform on GCP
• Ability to engage directly with client stakeholders and translate technical architecture decisions into clear recommendations

Nice to Have

• Experience with GCP Security Command Center Chronicle or Access Transparency
• Familiarity with GCP Assured Workloads or sovereign cloud configurations for regulated industries
• Background in multi-cloud environments where GCP is the primary landing zone
• Google Cloud Professional certifications (Cloud Architect Security Engineer or equivalent)

Additional Information :

How Youll Be Successful

• Passion for Impact: Understand how your work contributes to innovation operational excellence and client success.
• Challenge the Expected: Approach problems with curiosity and creativity learning from experimentation and driving smarter solutions.
• Integrity and Respect: Lead with empathy listen actively and take responsibility for outcomes.
• Commitment to Quality: Set and uphold high standards; seek feedback and continuous improvement.
• Collaborative Mindset: Build strong partnerships share knowledge and contribute to shared goals.
• Customer-Centered Thinking: Listen deeply understand needs and translate them into meaningful business outcomes.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Contract