GCP Cloud Architect

GCP Architect

Austin TX (4 days work from office)

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

Successfully execute the long-term GCP infrastructure and DevOps strategy aligned with business objectives

Collaborate with business, engineering, product, and security leaders to drive platform adoption Cloud Infrastructure (GCP)

Establish a culture of automation, reliability, and continuous improvement

Mentor and build high-performing teams, fostering a culture of innovation, Agile, and DevOps.

Cloud Infrastructure (GCP)

Oversee scalable, secure, and highly available systems on GCP

Management of Google Resources (Compute Engine, GKE, VPC, Cloud Storage, VertexAI, BigQuery, GCS etc. )

Implement and enforce Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform

Drive multi-region and disaster recovery strategies

Security & Compliance

Partner with security, governance, and networking teams for infrastructure setup & maintenance

Cost Optimization (FinOps)

Drive cloud cost governance and optimization strategies

Implement monitoring, budgeting, and rightsizing practices

Improve cost visibility and accountability across teams

Preferred Skills :

• Technical leadership and strategic thinking
• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
• Automation-first mindset
• Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services
• Strong experience with Terraform
• Familiarity with data/analytics platforms (BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Dataflow etc.)
• Experience in faster, more efficient software delivery through mature DevOps practices
• GCP certifications (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect)