Job Title: Cloud Architect – GCP

Experience: 12 – 20 Years

Location: PAn India

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced GCP Cloud Architect to design, implement, and optimize scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud solutions on Google Cloud Platform. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in cloud architecture, infrastructure design, and enterprise-level solutioning.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architect end-to-end solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Lead cloud transformation and migration initiatives (on-prem → GCP)
• Define cloud architecture best practices, standards, and governance
• Work closely with DevOps, security, and application teams to ensure seamless delivery
• Architect high availability, scalability, and cost-optimized solutions
• Drive containerization and orchestration strategies (GKE preferred)
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks
• Ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineering teams
• Participate in client discussions, solutioning, and technical presentations

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Expertise in:
• Compute Engine, App Engine
• GKE (Kubernetes)
• Cloud Storage, BigQuery
• VPC, IAM, Networking
• Experience in cloud migration and modernization projects
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices
• Experience in cost optimization and performance tuning

Good to Have

• GCP Certifications (Professional Cloud Architect preferred)
• Experience in multi-cloud environments (AWS/Azure)
• Exposure to DevSecOps practices
• Knowledge of data engineering tools (BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub)

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to drive architecture discussions independently
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities