Cardinal Integrated Technologies Inc ยท 2 days ago
GCP Cloud Architect
Issaquah, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
15+ years expCardinal Integrated Technologies Inc is seeking a GCP Cloud Architect to lead enterprise application migration from legacy systems to Google Cloud Platform. The role involves designing scalable, secure cloud-native architectures and guiding modernization efforts while collaborating with various stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert on Google Cloud (GCP) 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 GCP, including assessment, design, re-platforming, and modernization
Architect and design cloud-native and hybrid application solutions leveraging:
Apigee API Management
Cloud Run, GKE, Compute Engine, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Cloud SQL
GCP Operations Suite for logging, monitoring & incident response
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 GCP 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
Qualification
Required
15+ years in IT, including strong customer-facing architecture and service delivery experience
Experience migrating or transforming legacy enterprise applications to Google Cloud (GCP)
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 GCP 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
GCP 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)
Preferred
Azure Cloud knowledge
Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF, etc.)
Company
Cardinal Integrated Technologies Inc
We are a company of IT professionals who passionately believe that good quality products & services are delivered by great resources.
201-500 employees
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