Senior Associate, Google Cloud - GCP

KPMG Careers; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP's Advisory practice is seeking a Sr. Associate, Cloud - GCP to lead design and implementation of Google Cloud Platform infrastructure, with Terraform, and to enable secure, scalable hybrid cloud integrations between on‑premises environments and GCP.

You will work with BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Vertex AI, and CI/CD tools to deliver analytics platforms, enforce IAM/RBAC security, and mentor junior engineers while maintaining cost awareness and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Three years of GCP or equivalent cloud systems development experience.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university.
• Experience designing cloud architectures and production infrastructures in GCP, Terraform, and Kubernetes.
• Basic software development skills; Unix/Linux scripting; familiarity with Git/SVN.
• Strong networking, identity management, monitoring, and security concepts; IAM/RBAC expertise.
• Willing to travel as required; authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of GCP infrastructure using Terraform with modular, maintainable patterns.
• Architect and manage secure hybrid cloud integrations between on‑prem and GCP.
• Build scalable data platforms on GCP using BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, and Pub/Sub.
• Enable Generative AI initiatives with Vertex AI for model development and deployment.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and cost optimization; enforce security controls and IAM/RBAC.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers; contribute to engineering excellence.

Skills

GCP infrastructure design

Terraform

Networking architecture

Hybrid cloud integrations

BigQuery/Dataflow

Vertex AI

CI/CD pipelines

IAM/RBAC security

Monitoring & cost optimization

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Docker

Google Cloud Build

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Job description

The KPMG Advisory practice is at the forefront of transformation, offering excellent opportunities for individuals to advance their careers and expertise with KPMG. Looking ahead, we anticipate continued evolution and success within the practice, fostering both personal and professional development, thereby creating new pathways for growth. In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world‑class training facility, and leading market tools, we help our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you're looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Advisory.

KPMG is currently seeking a Sr. Associate, Cloud - GCP for our Consulting practice.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and implementation of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure using Terraform, following best practices for modularity, reusability, and long-term maintainability.
• Demonstrate deep expertise in GCP networking, including network design standards and Network Connectivity Center (NCC) hub-and-spoke architectures.
• Architect and manage secure, reliable hybrid cloud integrations between on‑premises environments and GCP, enabling seamless connectivity across platforms.
• Design, build, and support scalable data platforms on GCP, leveraging services such as BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, and Pub/Sub to enable advanced analytics and data processing.
• Enable Generative AI initiatives by supporting development teams in the use of GCP AI/ML services, with a strong focus on Vertex AI for model development, training, and deployment.
• Implement and maintain robust security controls and compliance policies across the GCP environment, with a strong understanding of IAM/RBAC and industry regulatory standards.
• Design and build automated CI/CD pipelines for provisioning and managing GCP resources using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Google Cloud Build.
• Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and operational tooling to ensure platform reliability, performance, and proactive cost optimization.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning, engineering excellence, and operational rigor.

Qualifications:

• Minimum three years of recent Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or equivalent cloud systems development experience
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
• Experience in designing cloud architectures and implementing production infrastructures and applications in one or more of the following cloud environments/technologies: GCP using infrastructure as code approach, experience in developing data and analytics platforms and applications on cloud is a plus and experience with cloud native container technologies such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Docker experience with Terraform, Ansible, Chef and Puppet is preferred
• Basic software development skills/experience; scripting experience is preferred with a proficiency in Unix/Linux environments and ability to develop in terminal environments; experience with source code management systems like GIT and SVN and the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical team members
• Strong understanding of networking, identity management, monitoring, logging, vulnerability management and concepts; depth of understanding with security concepts, protocols and configuration (authentication, authorization, encryption, PKI) with knowledge of IT operating models and processes and experience hardening infrastructures & systems and developing highly available & scalable systems is a plus
• Ability to travel as required
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment based visa)

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