Cloud Architect
Melvin ImmanuelRemoteSENIORPosted 13d ago
GCP NetworkingShared VPCVPC PeeringCloud RouterCloud InterconnectHA VPNhierarchical firewall policiesnetwork tagssecure tagsCloud FoundationEnterprise-scalemulti-region landing zonesscalable cloud architectureDNSCloud DNSprivate zonesforwardingpeeringhybrid name resolutionPKICertificatesGoogle Certificate Authority Service (CAS)enterprise CA hierarchiescertificate lifecycle managementIdentitySecurityActive Directory trust modelsfederationIAMsecure access patternsSecrets ManagementHashiCorp VaultGoogle Secret ManagerInfrastructure as CodeTerraformCI/CD-driven provisioningArchitectureLeadershipTechnical documentationdesign reviewsstakeholder communicationmentoring
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Cloud Architect to design and define an enterprise-scale GCP foundation and network architecture that supports scalable, secure, and repeatable regional expansion.
Key Responsibilities
• Review existing GCP foundation and network architecture and identify scalability bottlenecks
• Design dedicated VPCs for core services and define product vs. infrastructure VPC strategies
• Establish reusable, tag-based regional firewall policies
• Design standardized connectivity using Cloud Interconnect and HA VPN
• Define shared platform services for DNS, PKI, Active Directory, secrets management, images, logging, and metrics
• Develop reference architectures, architecture decision records, and regional onboarding runbooks
• Lead architecture reviews and collaborate with security, networking, platform, and application teams
• Mentor engineers and drive technical direction across teams
Requirements
• 10+ years of infrastructure or cloud engineering experience
• At least 5 years in a cloud architecture role
• Strong hands-on GCP networking and architecture expertise
• Proven experience designing enterprise-grade, multi-region cloud foundations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to technical leadership