Cloud Infrastructure Architect

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Started in 1999, HCL in Europe has provided an integrated suite of services — IT services, infrastructure management, engineering and R&D, and business services, to customers throughout Europe. HCL has developed world-class innovations and works closely with customers through Relationships that go Beyond the Contract. Through the years, HCL has won many vital European contracts, putting it at the highest of the ECU Service providers list.

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About the Role

We are looking for an experienced GCP Cloud Infrastructure & Platforms Architect to lead the design and deployment of secure, scalable, and policy-driven landing zones and cloud foundations for enterprise clients. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to architect cloud environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), best-in-class networking practices, and GCP-native services.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement GCP landing zones and cloud foundations in alignment with Google’s architecture blueprints and customer requirements.
• Define GCP resource hierarchy, folder structure, and multi-project setup with best practices.
• Build and manage environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Deployment Manager, or Pulumi.
• Lead the configuration of VPC networking, shared VPCs, peering, DNS, load balancers, and Cloud Interconnect / VPN for hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity.

Architect and manage GKE clusters (standard and autopilot), ensuring high availability, performance, and security.

Develop and manage CI / CD pipelines using tools like Cloud Build, GitLab, ArgoCD, or Jenkins integrated with GKE.

• Implement secure IAM, organizational policies, and compliance controls as part of cloud governance.
• Collaborate with customer architects, security, and platform teams to align infrastructure patterns with business and technical goals.
• Deliver technical workshops, artifacts, and enablement for internal and customer teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure or enterprise IT architecture roles.
• Deep knowledge of GCP cloud foundations, landing zones, and enterprise networking in cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes internals, pod scheduling, autoscaling, and node management
• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Deployment Manager).
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Helm, Istio, and container security scanning tools (e.g., Trivy, Aqua).
• Proficiency with Terraform and other IaC tools for repeatable and scalable infrastructure delivery.
• Hands-on experience with GCP networking, firewall rules, Cloud DNS, Cloud NAT, VPC Service Controls.
• Strong understanding of IAM, organizational policies, and billing structure in GCP.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CI / CD for infrastructure (e.g., GitOps, Jenkins, Cloud Build).
• Familiarity with security blueprints, compliance frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NCSC, GDPR).
• Prior experience with multi-cloud or hybrid deployments (e.g., Anthos, GCVE).
• Customer-facing experience in consulting, system integration, or cloud advisory roles.

Certificate of Disability in Force by law 68 / 99. If you have a valid disability certificate, kindly let us know during the selection process.

Among HCL's principles we would like to highlight diversity and inclusion as a strength in our values and practices. To achieve all our objectives, it intends to attract, develop, and retain different profiles, assuming diversity as a key factor and differentiator of fundamental innovation in our organization. We welcome and value all people, and we are committed to the inclusion and sense of belonging of each person who is part of HCL.

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