GCP Cloud Architect

• Define landing zones, network topology, and governance models
• Implement multi-region and disaster recovery strategies

🔹 Infrastructure & Platform Design

• Architect solutions using:
  • Compute Engine
  • Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
  • Cloud Storage
  • BigQuery
  • Cloud SQL / Spanner
• Design VPC networks, firewall rules, load balancers, and hybrid connectivity (VPN/Interconnect)
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)

🔹 Security & Compliance

• Design IAM roles, service accounts, and least-privilege access
• Implement security best practices aligned with NIST, SOC 2, HIPAA (if applicable)
• Configure encryption (at rest & in transit)
• Enable logging, monitoring, and threat detection

🔹 DevOps & Automation

• Implement CI/CD pipelines
• Automate deployments and environment provisioning
• Support containerization and microservices architecture