GCP Cloud Architect

GCP Cloud Architect 
Issaquah, WA (day 1 Onsite) 
Long Term 
Exp: 15+

This role will drive application modernization using Java, C#, APIs (Apigee), GitHub, and CI/CD automation, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud-native architectures. As a Google Cloud Application Architect, you will lead the architecture and technical strategy for migrating enterprise applications from legacy systems (on-prem / AS400 / traditional platforms) to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
You will design scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud-native application architectures while guiding modernization efforts using Java, C#, GitHub, Apigee, and CI/CD automation. You will act as a customer-facing cloud SME, collaborating with internal engineering teams and business stakeholders to ensure seamless migration and optimized deployment on GCP.

Must-Have Skills: 
* GCP architecture & migration expertise
* Java & C# coding (hands-on)
* GitHub (PRs, branching, collaboration)
* Apigee API Management
* Google Professional Cloud Architect certification
* CI/CD pipelines, DevOps automation, container-based deployments (Cloud Run, GKE)
* IAM, encryption, load balancing, and enterprise networking (VPC, Cloud Interconnect)

Good to Have: 
* Azure Cloud knowledge
* Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF, etc.)

Experience: 
* 12+ years in IT, including cloud application architecture and large-scale migration projects
* Strong communication with business and engineering stakeholders

Required Qualifications: 
* 15+ years in IT, including strong customer-facing architecture and service delivery experience.
* 6 + Years of Experience migrating or transforming legacy enterprise applications to Google Cloud
* Experience migrating or transforming legacy enterprise applications to Google Cloud (GCP).
* 4+ years in application architecture domains such as software development, cloud computing, distributed systems, or infrastructure.
* 2+ years of hands-on experience architecting and operating cloud solutions, with GCP being the primary platform.
* 2+ years in a customer-facing technical role (executive and engineering audiences).
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
* Certified Google Professional Cloud Architect
* Strong ability to translate business needs into technical architecture.

Project Focus: 
* Legacy application migration to Google Cloud (GCP)
* Application re-architecture using Java, C#, APIs, containers
* API-led connectivity using Apigee
* CI/CD automation via GitHub and Cloud Build
* Cloud-native deployment on Cloud Run & GKE
* Enterprise security & observability using GCP Operations Suite

Key Responsibilities: 
* Serve as a Subject Matter Expert on Google Cloud (GCP) services, architecture patterns, and migration strategy.
* Should leverage Google Cloud technologies to design, develop, and manage robust, secure, scalable, efficient, cost-effective, highly available, and flexible solutions that drive business objectives.
* Should be proficient in enterprise cloud strategy, solution design, workload migration approaches, deployment and orchestration, optimization, and architectural best practices.
* Familiarity with the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework is a key requirement for this role.
* Lead the end-to-end migration of applications from legacy platforms to GCP, including assessment, design, re-platforming, and modernization.
* Architect and design cloud-native and hybrid application solutions leveraging:
o Apigee API Management
o Cloud Run, GKE, Compute Engine, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Cloud SQL
o GCP Operations Suite for logging, monitoring & incident response
o Cloud Interconnect / VPC networking