GCP Architect

Derex Technologies Inc

$130K — $160K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of cloud operations or engineering experience, with a minimum of 5 years in GCP.
  • Deep knowledge of GCP services such as Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, and Anthos.
  • Preferred Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect certification.
  • Proficient in Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab).
  • Strong interpersonal skills with an emphasis on stakeholder management and executive presence.
  • Experience in the healthcare sector is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

  • Translate complex business needs into GCP reference architectures for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
  • Lead migrations of applications from on-premises or other clouds to GCP, focusing on cloud-native features.
  • Design Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines and develop containerization strategies.
  • Implement secure governance, cost optimization, and compliance in GCP environments.
  • Collaborate with client executives on pre-sales initiatives and mentor junior architects and engineers.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Position: GCP Architect

REMOTE

A Senior Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Architect to lead enterprise cloud transformation and application migration. This role bridges technical execution and business strategy, requiring deep expertise in cloud-native design, DevOps, and cost optimization, paired with the executive presence to guide stakeholders and mentor engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities
  • Cloud Strategy & Design: Translate complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and resilient GCP reference architectures (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)
  • Migration & Modernization: Lead full-scale application migrations from on-premises or competing clouds to GCP, optimizing for cloud-native features and microservices.
  • Automation & CI/CD: Design Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines using Terraform, and architect containerization and deployment strategies.
  • Governance & Security: Champion secure-by-design practices, cost optimization, and compliance across all GCP environments.
  • Leadership & Pre-Sales: Partner with client executives, lead pre-sales solutioning, and mentor junior architects and engineers.

Required Qualifications
  • Experience: Typically 10+ years in cloud operations/engineering and 5+ years specifically working with GCP.
  • GCP Expertise: Deep knowledge of core GCP services like Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, and Anthos.
  • Certifications: Strong preference for the Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect credential.
  • Tools: Proficiency in Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab).
  • Soft Skills: Exceptional stakeholder management, executive presence, and the ability to balance technical trade-offs.
  • Health care experience preferred not mandatory .


Regards,

Manoj Goud

Derex Technologies INC

Contact : Ext 206

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