GCP Architecture & Platform Engineer - NC

Software Engineer 4 – GCP Architecture & Platform Engineering

The Software Engineer 4 will serve as a senior GCP Architect / Platform Engineer responsible for designing secure, resilient, and enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure. The engineer will work across networking, security, IAM, data analytics, and modernization initiatives to create best-practice GCP landing zones, Terraform-based IaC frameworks, and platform-aligned architectural patterns.

This role solves complex multi-factor engineering problems, drives large-scale cloud modernization strategies, and partners with Enterprise Architecture, InfoSec, Data Engineering, and Platform Engineering teams. The engineer plays a strategic role in shaping cloud posture, platform maturity, governance models, and cross-cloud integration patterns.

Top Requirements (Must-Have):

1. 6+ years of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience (per skills table)
2. Hands-on design & engineering of GCP foundational components :
• VPC design, Private Service Connect, load balancers
• Interconnect/VPN
• Cloud IAM, KMS
• Network security, logging & monitoring
• Multi-zone/multi-region architecture
3. Advanced Terraform / IaC expertise
• Writing modular, enterprise-grade Terraform modules
• Terraform Cloud / TFE
• Idempotent infra deployment patterns
4. Modern data & analytics platform experience in GCP:
• BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, GCS
• Dataproc, Dataplex, BigLake/Iceberg
5. Strong cloud security, governance, and compliance controls
6. Resiliency engineering & SRE-aligned design (SLIs/SLOs, DR/BCP)
7. Enterprise migration experience (Teradata, Hadoop, SQL Server, Oracle → GCP)
8. Architecture documentation (HLD/LLD), reference architecture creation, and design reviews

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

GCP Architecture & Platform Engineering

• Design VPCs, PSC, LB, routing, Interconnect, VPN, IAM/KMS, logging/monitoring

• Build multi-zone and multi-region architectures for enterprise workloads

• Partner with InfoSec to enforce governance compliance and secure-by-default controls

Terraform / IaC Engineering

• Develop reusable Terraform modules for all GCP services

• Maintain IaC pipelines (Terraform Cloud / TFE)

• Implement guardrails, automated testing, and version-controlled deployments

Modern Data & Analytics Platform Development

• Architect BigQuery datasets, Dataproc clusters, Dataflow pipelines, Pub/Sub patterns

• Implement Dataplex taxonomies, zones, governance, and BigLake/Iceberg table formats

• Integrate hybrid/on-prem ingestion, ETL/ELT, and validation patterns

Security, Compliance & Governance

• Enforce least privilege, IAM roles, VPC SC, DLP, tokenization

• Embed policies into IaC blueprints for consistent enterprise adoption

Resiliency, Observability & Cost Governance

• Implement SLIs/SLOs, reliability patterns, DR/BCP

• Build logging, metrics, and alerting across GCP workloads

• Drive FinOps and cost-optimization recommendations

Migration & Integration

• Support migration of Teradata, SQL Server, Oracle, Hadoop workloads into GCP

• Validate data parity, performance, and operational readiness post-migration

Architecture Documentation & Leadership Interface

• Produce HLDs, LLDs, reference architectures, design patterns

• Lead architecture walkthroughs with EA, InfoSec, platform engineering, and leadership

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