Principal GCP Architect (Cloud Infrastructure)

PeopleNTech LLC

Alexandria, VA

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SKILLS

Automation, Autoscaling, Best Practices, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Skills, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Contract Management, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Cryptography, Customer Relations, Data Recovery, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Documentation, Firewall Administration, GCP (Good Clinical Practices), High Availability, Hybrid Cloud, Identity Data Management, Identity Federation, Leadership, Load Balancing, Maintain Compliance, Mentoring, Network Architecture/Engineering, Network Connectivity, Network Design, Network Integration, Network Routing, Network Topology, Operations Security (OPSEC), Performance Tuning/Optimization, Project/Program Management, Requirements Management, Right-Sizing, SQL (Structured Query Language), Service Level Agreement (SLA), Storage Architecture, Subnet, System Architecture, System Migration, Systems Analysis, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Technical Presentation, VPN (Virtual Private Network)

LOCATION

Alexandria, VA

POSTED

22 days ago

Principal GCP Architect (Cloud Infrastructure)
Location: Bridgewater NJ or Plano, TX (Hybrid)
Fulltime – Salary ($150K PA) Don't stop profiles on salary
Indent: PSL308535-1-5

Role Overview:

Lead architecture design & delivery of robust Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure solutions, ensuring scalability, security, and high availability.
Own end-to-end infrastructure implementation, from requirements and solution design (HLD/LLD) to hands-on build, deployment, and production cutover.
Architect enterprise-grade GCP environments, including network topology (VPCs, subnets, peering), multi-project landing zones, and secure foundation services.
Drive cloud migrations by assessing existing systems and leading the transition of on-prem or other cloud workloads onto GCP with minimal downtime.
Implement best practices for reliability (disaster recovery, backup, monitoring) and cost optimization, aligning designs with SRE principles.
Ensure security & compliance by embedding IAM governance, encryption, and policy controls into all infrastructure designs.
Provide technical leadership to engineering teams, mentoring architects and engineers in GCP technologies and guiding them through delivery challenges.
Collaborate cross-functionally with developers, DevOps, and project managers to integrate infrastructure with application pipelines and delivery schedules.
Manage stakeholder expectations by clearly communicating architecture decisions, trade-offs, and progress to both technical teams and business leaders.
Continually improve cloud infrastructure standards and frameworks, staying updated on GCP innovations and evolving industry best practices.

Skills & Technical Competency Requirements:

GCP Infrastructure Expertise: 12–15 years in IT with deep Google Cloud architecture experience – proficient in designing compute, storage, and networking architectures on GCP.
Networking & Connectivity: Strong knowledge of VPC networks, subnets, routing, hybrid connectivity (VPN, Interconnect), load balancing, and firewall configurations for enterprise GCP deployments.
Security & IAM: In-depth understanding of cloud security best practices – design of secure networks, Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies, service accounts, keys, VPC Service Controls, and encryption for compliant solutions.
Landing Zones & Org Setup: Hands-on experience setting up GCP landing zones (multi-project structure, folder hierarchy, org policies) to establish governance, environment isolation, and baseline security for new cloud environments.
Cloud Migration & Modernization: Proven ability to plan and execute application/infrastructure migrations to GCP, including assessment of on-prem systems, choosing migration approaches, and leveraging GCP services for modernization.
Reliability & DR: Familiarity with SRE principles and designing for reliability – multi-zone/multi-region architectures, backup/restore strategies, disaster recovery planning, and implementing SLAs/SLOs for critical workloads.
Automation & DevOps: Strong skills in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Deployment Manager) to automate provisioning of GCP resources, and experience integrating with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps toolchains for smooth deployments.
Kubernetes & Services: Working knowledge of containerization/orchestration (GKE) and GCP managed services (Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, etc.) to make informed architecture decisions for scalable solutions.
Multi-Cloud & Hybrid: Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures – understanding how GCP integrates with on-premises or other cloud providers (network integration, identity federation) for enterprise scenarios.
Performance & Cost Optimization: Ability to design cost-efficient and performance-optimized cloud solutions – right-sizing resources, using auto-scaling, optimizing spend with committed use contracts, and monitoring usage.

Communication & Stakeholder Management Requirements:

Leadership Communication: Excellent communication skills to articulate complex cloud architectures and roadmaps to senior stakeholders, project teams, and client executives in clear, business-aligned terms.
Client Engagement: Proven experience in customer-facing roles – comfortable engaging with client architects and IT leadership to gather requirements, present solutions, and address concerns throughout delivery.
Documentation & Presentation: Strong ability to produce clear documentation (architecture diagrams, design specs, runbooks) and present technical concepts and status updates to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Collaboration: Demonstrated collaboration and team leadership, working closely with cross-functional teams (developers, operations, security, PMs) to ensure alignment and collective ownership of solution delivery.
Mentoring & Guidance: Act as a technical mentor and advisor, guiding teams through challenges, fostering knowledge-sharing, and instilling best practices in cloud infrastructure and DevOps culture.
Stakeholder Management: Adept at managing expectations and priorities of multiple stakeholders – balancing scope, timeline, and technical constraints while maintaining transparency and trust across all parties.

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