Remote: Google Cloud Platform Architect

Job Title:             Google Cloud Platform Principal Cloud Architect

Location:             100% Remote

Duration:             6+ Months

Job Description:

Engagement Overview

Client is staffing a Google Cloud Platform Principal Cloud Architect for an eight-week embedded architecture engagement at a large client. The client has been directed to build an enterprise Google Cloud Platform environment from the ground up. Google Cloud Platform exists in a fragmented, unofficial state today with researchers and individual teams running workloads outside the governance of Central IT, cybersecurity, and identity management. The client needs a seasoned Google Cloud Platform architect to partner with their internal directory services team and help them design the enterprise Google Cloud Platform landing zone that will serve as the official, centrally governed foundation for the organization.

This is not a deliver-and-present engagement. The architect will function as an embedded member of the client''s architecture team, working alongside their Director of Directory Services, their directory services lead, and their lead principal engineer in collaborative working sessions. The client''s internal team has deep expertise in Azure and Entra ID but has no Google Cloud experience. They need someone who has built enterprise Google Cloud Platform platforms before and can guide them through the process while transferring knowledge along the way.

The client''s identity management function sits within the cybersecurity division. Identity is the first pillar being addressed, but additional teams (cybersecurity operations, networking, billing, and other teams) will be brought into the initiative as the Google Cloud platform design progresses. The architect should expect to participate in cross-team working sessions as the engagement expands beyond identity.