Google Cloud Platform Cloud Architect

Role: Google Cloud Platform Cloud Architect

Location: Issaquah, WA (Hybrid)

Duration: Long term contact

Mandatory Areas
Must Have Skills Google Cloud Platform Cloud Architect
Skill 1 15+ years in IT, including strong customer-facing architecture and service delivery experience
Skill 2 6 + Years of Experience migrating or transforming legacy enterprise applications to Google Cloud

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 (Google Cloud Platform).
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 Google Cloud Platform.
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Key Responsibilities
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert on Google Cloud (Google Cloud Platform) 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 Google Cloud Platform, 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 Google Cloud Platform Operations Suite for logging, monitoring & incident response
o Cloud Interconnect / VPC networking
Build application modernization roadmaps using Java and C#, ensuring best practices in microservices, API-first design, and distributed systems.
Develop and govern CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, GitHub Actions, Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, and DevOps automation best practices.
Present architecture recommendations and designs to customers and executives (CxOs, Directors, Engineering Leads).
Create high-quality technical content including architecture decks, whitepapers, solution diagrams, and training recordings.
Provide technical training & enablement to internal teams (Solution Architects, BDMs, Engineering, Product stakeholders).
Ensure Google Cloud Platform deployments meet security, compliance, reliability, and cost-optimization standards.
Manage a dynamic pipeline of technical engagements requiring fast delivery and frequent re-prioritization.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Developers, DevOps, Infrastructure, Product, Business stakeholders).
Document solution blueprints, migration strategies, architecture standards, and deployment runbooks.
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Project Focus:
Legacy application migration to Google Cloud (Google Cloud Platform)
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 Google Cloud Platform Operations Suite
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Required Qualifications
15+ years in IT, including strong customer-facing architecture and service delivery experience.
Experience migrating or transforming legacy enterprise applications to Google Cloud (Google Cloud Platform).
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 Google Cloud Platform 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.
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Must-Have Skills
Google Cloud Platform 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