GCP Architect

Arkhya Tech Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkhya Tech Inc. in Austin seeks a senior Cloud Architect to lead long-term GCP infrastructure and DevOps strategy aligned with business goals. You will partner with engineering, product, and security leaders to drive platform adoption and scalable, reliable cloud solutions.

You will establish a culture of automation, implement Terraform as IaC, oversee multi-region architecture, and guide disaster recovery, cost governance, and DevOps maturity across teams.

Qualifications

• Strong track record leading cloud infrastructure at scale.
• Experience with GCP platforms (Compute Engine, GKE, BigQuery, Dataflow).
• Ability to drive DevOps maturity and automation
• Knowledge of security, governance, and networking considerations

Responsibilities

• Lead long-term GCP infra and DevOps strategy.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and security leaders.
• Establish automation culture and reliability.
• Mentor teams and drive Agile DevOps practices.
• Oversee scalable, secure systems on GCP.
• Manage Google resources like Compute Engine, GKE, VPC, BigQuery.
• Enforce IaC with Terraform.
• Drive multi-region DR and cost optimization.

Skills

GCP Expertise

Terraform

DevOps Leadership

FinOps

Disaster Recovery

Multi-Region Architecture

Stakeholder Management

Automation Culture

Tools

GCP Console

BigQuery

Vertex AI

Job description

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.

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

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)