Senior Associate, Google Cloud - GCP

Confidential; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental plans

Vision coverage

Disability and life insurance

401(k) plans

Well-being benefits

Personal Time Off

Year-end and July 4 breaks

Job summary

KPMG Advisory is seeking a Sr. Associate, Cloud - GCP in New York to lead design and implementation of GCP infrastructure, focusing on secure, scalable, hybrid cloud architectures.

You will enable data analytics and Generative AI initiatives with Vertex AI, while upholding best practices in IAM/RBAC and CI/CD pipelines. The role requires strong cloud engineering experience, a Bachelor's degree, and willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of GCP or equivalent cloud development experience.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university.
• Experience designing cloud architectures and production infra using IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Scripting skills; Unix/Linux proficiency; source control (Git, SVN); ability to communicate technical concepts.
• Strong networking, identity management, monitoring, logging, and security concepts; high availability.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of GCP infra using Terraform with modular, maintainable patterns.
• Demonstrate expertise in GCP networking and NCC hub‑and‑spoke architectures.
• Architect and manage secure hybrid cloud integrations between on‑prem and GCP.
• Design and support scalable data platforms on GCP using BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub.
• Support Vertex AI for model development, training, and deployment.
• Implement security controls and IAM/RBAC, aligning with regulatory standards.
• Build CI/CD pipelines for GCP resources using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Google Cloud Build.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and tooling to ensure reliability and cost optimization.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

Skills

GCP experience

Unix/Linux

Networking concepts

Security concepts

Scripting

Communication

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Docker

Git

GitLab CI

Google Cloud Build

BigQuery

Dataflow

Dataproc

Pub/Sub

Vertex AI

IAM/RBAC

Job description

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.

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)

California Salary Range: $107635 - $217810

KPMG offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

Benefits

• medical and dental plans
• vision coverage
• disability and life insurance
• 401(k) plans
• personal well-being benefits to support your mental health
• Personal Time Off per fiscal year
• eligible employees two breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday

KPMG is an equal opportunity employer.

KPMG complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

KPMG recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled.

The attached link contains further information regarding KPMG's compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws.

Los Angeles County applicants: Material job duties for this position are listed above. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, and safeguard business operations and company reputation. Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.