Google Cloud Infrastructure Architect

NextNovate; Zoetermeer; Hybrid; EUR 56,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Phone & MacBook

Hybrid work

Extra leave 10 days

Cloud certifications

NS travel card

No hierarchy

Snacks & drinks

Remote work stipend

Job summary

NextNovate is seeking a Cloud Architect to be the technical heartbeat of customer engagements, shaping cloud strategy and delivery roadmaps. You will bridge the commercial team with engineering, designing secure, scalable Google Cloud infrastructure and leading projects from pre-sales to handover.

You bring hands-on cloud deployment experience (Terraform/OpenTofu, K8S, serverless) and deep knowledge of major cloud providers, with excellent English communication and a bias for practical,

Qualifications

• Experience in a consulting environment and ability to navigate both boardroom and server room.
• Deep experience with at least one major cloud provider (GCP/AWS/Azure) and applying that knowledge to Google Cloud.
• Self-starter who can own a project from the first pre-commercial call to handover.
• Hands-on experience deploying cloud infrastructure (VMs, managed DBs, K8S clusters, serverless) via Terraform/OpenTofu.
• Keep up with Google Cloud releases and hold or pursue Professional Cloud certifications.
• Able to explain complex technical concepts in English (Dutch a plus) to diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with a commercial team to understand business objectives and design cost-effective Google Cloud solutions.
• Design robust, secure infrastructure and platform solutions across compute, networking, and security components.
• Translate requirements into detailed SOWs and lead projects end-to-end.
• Analyze on-premises or multi-cloud environments to craft strategic migration roadmaps and effort estimates.
• Use Infrastructure-as-Code to ensure consistent, repeatable cloud environments.
• Provide technical guidance to a small engineering team and foster learning and excellence.

Skills

Consulting experience

Cloud architecture

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Infrastructure-as-Code

Tools

Terraform/OpenTofu

Kubernetes

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

As a Cloud Architect, you are the technical heartbeat of our customer engagements. You thrive on collaborating with the commercial team to identify opportunities, designing high-level architectures, and crafting the implementation roadmaps that turn vision into reality. You aren’t just a designer; you are a strategic partner who guides clients through their entire cloud journey.

What does your week look like?

The week starts with a team meeting after which you will be fully up-to-date about what is going on in your team and on your projects, and you will also hear how you can help colleagues with their projects. You act as a bridge—consulting with the commercial team on new opportunities, developing Terraform templates for fast project delivery according to best practices, and ensuring your current projects are delivering the innovation we promised.

Get to know us

At NextNovate, we believe that work should be fun. We act as the ultimate guide for innovative frontrunners—such as Zonneplan, Simon Loos, Yource, Mantel, and YoungCapital—navigating them through every aspect of the Google Cloud Platform.

Our mission is to accelerate business transformation by providing expert direction in cloud strategy and implementation. As pioneers in the industry, we lead the way by integrating AI and Gemini tooling, ensuring our clients stay ahead with rapid innovation and high-impact solutions.

Some of the things you are going to do:

• Partner with a commercial team to understand business objectives, present the value of Google Cloud, and design tailored, cost-effective solutions.
• Design robust, secure infrastructure and platform solutions, selecting the right compute, networking, and security components.
• Translate requirements into detailed SOWs and lead projects from initial assessment through to final implementation.
• Analyse complex on-premises or multi-cloud environments to develop strategic migration roadmaps and effort estimations.
• Utilise Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to ensure consistent, repeatable, and version-controlled cloud environments.
• Provide technical guidance to a small team of engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.

What you bring:

• You have experience in a consulting environment and feel comfortable navigating both the boardroom and the “server” room.
• You have deep experience with at least one major cloud provider (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and are ready to apply that knowledge to Google Cloud.
• You are a self-starter who can own a project from the first precommercial team call to the final handover.
• You have hands-on experience deploying cloud infrastructure (VMs, managed DBs, K8S clusters and serverless) via Terraform/OpenTofu.
• You stay ahead of the curve with the latest Google Cloud releases and hold (or are eager to obtain) Professional Cloud certifications.
• You can articulate complex technical concepts in English (Dutch is a plus) to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What we offer:

• A competitive salary (range € 5.000 – € 6.500 depending on experience)
• Car allowance of € 850
• Phone and MacBook Pro
• No hierarchical culture
• The flexibility to work from home or at the office (max of 2 days from home)
• 25 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy 10 additional days)
• Free Google Cloud certifications
• Free snacks and drinks at the office
• Work from home allowance and equipment
• NS card for work-related travel