GCP Cloud Architect

. Design and maintain GCP landing zones that meet FedRAMP High and NIST requirements .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $140,000 - $158,000 per yearWebsite

Tools & technologies

CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformTerraform

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and maintain GCP landing zones that meet FedRAMP High and NIST requirements
Lead technical assessments of pilots and new workloads, and recommend the architecture and path to production
Plan and lead migrations of applications and data from on-premises data centers and other clouds to GCP, including secure hybrid connectivity
Champion Infrastructure as Code with Terraform so environments are repeatable, version-controlled, and consistently compliant
Establish cost optimization, governance, and resource tagging practices that give clear accountability
Design and govern secure Google Cloud Platform architectures for a federal health customer
Work with system administrators, application teams, and project teams to operate, modernize, and migrate applications in the cloud
Set the technical direction for new workloads
Support a cloud operations and migration team

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
8+ years of experience in cloud architecture, solution engineering, enterprise architecture, or related technical roles
Proven experience leading the design, governance, and integration of secure GCP solutions, including landing zones aligned to FedRAMP High and NIST
Network architecture on GCP using Network Connectivity Center, multi-VPC designs, HA Cloud VPN, and Interconnect, including designs that meet Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) policy
Experience modernizing legacy systems with GKE and serverless platforms, and leading application and data migrations to GCP
Strong proficiency with Terraform, plus hands-on cost optimization, cloud governance, and resource tagging
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation (Public Trust)
Applicants need to be a US Citizen
Applicants must have physically resided in the United States for a minimum of 3 years
Applicants selected will be subject to a Security Investigation and may need to meet requirements for access to Protected and/or Classified Information

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