GCP Solution Architect

Edge Global; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Edge Global LLC in Austin, TX is seeking an experienced GCP Solution Architect to lead enterprise cloud initiatives on Google Cloud Platform. The role emphasizes architecture strategy, landing zones, IAM, networking, governance, and cost optimization with a focus on modern cloud native patterns.

The candidate should have 14+ years in Enterprise and Solution Architecture, with 5+ years hands-on GCP design and implementation, plus strong DevOps, IaC (Terraform), and governance experience to guide

Qualifications

• Experience: 14+ years in Enterprise and Solution Architecture.
• Minimum 5+ years hands-on GCP design/implementation.
• Strong enterprise cloud transformation leadership.
• Expertise in scalable, secure, highly available cloud architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise cloud architecture initiatives focused on GCP.
• Define cloud strategy, architecture principles, and modernization roadmaps.
• Design landing zones, IAM, networking, and governance models.
• Architect cloud-native, containerized, microservices-based, serverless apps.
• Define migration strategies: Lift-and-Shift, Re-platforming, Refactoring, Re-architecting.
• Design enterprise integration using event-driven and API-led patterns.
• Implement IaC with Terraform and Deployment Manager.
• Establish CI/CD, DevOps, and automation frameworks.
• Design security architecture: IAM, Audit Logs, Organization Policies.

Skills

GCP expertise

Solution Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

DevOps

IaC

Security governance

Stakeholder management

Tools

Terraform

Deployment Manager

GKE

Cloud Run

BigQuery

Dataflow

Pub/Sub

Job description

Title: GCP Solution Architect

Location: Austin, TX (Day 1 Onsite 4 Days/week)

Duration: Long term

Job Description

Experience: 14+ Years

Mandatory Skills: Overall 14+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture.

Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Strong experience leading enterprise cloud transformation and modernization initiatives.

Expertise in designing scalable, secure, highly available, resilient, and cost-optimized cloud architectures.

Experience defining cloud adoption strategies, target-state architecture, and modernization roadmaps.

Strong experience driving Enterprise DevOps transformation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) adoption.

Experience establishing enterprise governance, security, compliance, and operational frameworks.

Experience conducting architecture assessments and technical due diligence for enterprise transformation initiatives.

Strong stakeholder management and ability to mentor Solution Architects, Technical Leads, and engineering teams.

Excellent understanding of distributed systems, enterprise integration, and cloud-native architecture patterns.

Roles & Responsibilities

Lead enterprise cloud architecture initiatives with a primary focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Define enterprise cloud strategy, architecture principles, and cloud modernization roadmaps.

Design enterprise landing zones, resource hierarchy, IAM strategy, networking, and governance models.

Architect cloud-native, containerized, microservices-based, and serverless applications.

Define migration strategies including Lift-and-Shift, Re-platforming, Refactoring, and Re-architecting.

Design enterprise integration solutions using event-driven and API-led architecture patterns.

Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Google Cloud Deployment Manager.

Establish enterprise CI/CD, DevOps, and automation frameworks.

Design enterprise security architecture including IAM, Organization Policies, Audit Logging, and Security Command Center.

Provide architecture governance, design reviews, technical leadership, and mentoring.

Drive cloud performance optimization, scalability, resiliency, disaster recovery, and FinOps best practices.

Technical Skills

Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Google Cloud Resource Manager, Google Cloud Organizations, Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Run.

Enterprise Architecture: Enterprise Integration, Distributed Systems, Cloud-Native Architecture, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, Google Cloud Deployment Manager.

Security & Governance: Google Cloud IAM, Security Command Center, Cloud Audit Logs, Organization Policy Service.

Data & Analytics: BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub.

DevOps & CI/CD: Cloud Build, Cloud Deploy, CI/CD Pipeline Design, DevOps Automation.

Networking & Hybrid Cloud: Cloud VPN, Cloud Interconnect, Hybrid Cloud Connectivity.

Cloud Modernization: Application Modernization (Monolith to Microservices), Containerization, Serverless Architecture, Cloud Migration Strategies (Lift-and-Shift, Re-platforming, Re-architecting), Performance Tuning, Cost Optimization (FinOps).

Thanks & Regards

Salman

Team Lead

Office: 703-436-2688

Email: [e-mail]

Edge Global LLC An E-Verify Company

1604 Spring Hill Road, Suite 221, Vienna, VA 22182

www.edgeglobal.net

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