GCP Architect

Valiant Technologies LLC; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC seeks an experienced Cloud Architect to own the GCP solution architecture and technical direction for a strategic project in the United States. You will design cloud-native solutions using GCP PaaS, guide the engineering team on security, scalability, and deployment, and drive AI-enabled capabilities.

The role requires hands-on leadership in a fast-moving project, strong communication with stakeholders, and a track record of delivering cloud architectures that emphasize

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience designing solutions using GCP-native PaaS / managed services.
• Strong cloud solution architecture experience.
• Experience working with Google Cloud AI capabilities/services.
• Experience designing integrations between cloud services and applications.
• Ability to provide hands-on technical leadership in a fast-moving project.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall GCP solution architecture and technical direction.
• Design a cloud-native architecture using appropriate GCP PaaS and managed services.
• Identify opportunities to use Google Cloud AI services within the solution.
• Guide the engineering team on GCP architecture, integration, security, scalability, and deployment considerations.
• Recommend GCP-native approaches rather than relying primarily on generic container-based solutions.
• Collaborate with consulting and application teams as the frontend/backend requirements become clearer.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership to help deliver the initial demo.

Skills

GCP

Cloud architecture

GCP native services

AI services on GCP

Terraform / IaC

Leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Cloud Security

BigQuery

Tools

Terraform

Cloud Run

Cloud Functions

API Gateway

Pub/Sub

IAM & Service Accounts

Secret Manager

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Work Authorization:

US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Description:

• Own the overall GCP solution architecture and technical direction.
• Design a cloud-native architecture using appropriate GCP PaaS and managed services.
• Identify opportunities to use Google Cloud AI services within the solution.
• Guide the engineering team on GCP architecture, integration, security, scalability, and deployment considerations.
• Recommend GCP-native approaches rather than relying primarily on generic container-based solutions.
• Collaborate with consulting and application teams as the frontend/backend requirements become clearer.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership to help deliver the initial demo.

Required Skills

• Strong hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience designing solutions using GCP‑native PaaS / managed services.
• Strong cloud solution architecture experience.
• Experience working with Google Cloud AI capabilities/services.
• Experience designing integrations between cloud services and applications.
• Ability to provide hands‑on technical leadership in a fast‑moving project.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Preferred / Relevant GCP Experience

Candidates with practical experience across several of the following would be particularly relevant:

• Vertex AI / Generative AI on Google Cloud
• Cloud Run
• Cloud Functions
• API Gateway / Apigee
• Pub/Sub
• Cloud Storage
• BigQuery
• Cloud SQL / Firestore
• IAM and service accounts
• Secret Manager
• Cloud Logging / Cloud Monitoring
• Terraform or equivalent Infrastructure as Code

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.