Cloud Architect

Role Overview

Cloud Architect

Key Responsibilities

Pre-Sales & Solution Design:

• Collaborate with sales teams and Google Cloud to

  identify migration and modernization opportunities

  in greenfield accounts (on-premise or other cloud platforms like AWS/Azure).
• Conduct

  technical discovery and assessment

  of customer workloads to determine feasibility, challenges, and best approaches for Google Cloud adoption.
• Develop and deliver

  Proof of Concepts (PoCs)

  for clients, showcasing the value of Google Cloud infrastructure and services.
• Create

  Bill of Materials (BoM)

  for Google Cloud services, including cost estimation and architectural recommendations.
• Support the sales motion by conducting

  technical deep-dive sessions, architecture reviews, and demo presentations

  for customers.

Cloud Migration & Modernization:

• Lead end-to-end cloud migration projects

  , ensuring seamless transition from on-premise or AWS/Azure to Google Cloud.
• Design and implement

  secure, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud architectures

  following best practices.
• Leverage Google Cloud-native services like

  Anthos, GKE, BigQuery, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and Cloud SQL

  for application modernization.
• Guide development and DevOps teams on

  CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform), and automation frameworks

  for cloud-native deployments.
• Optimize cloud environments for

  performance, reliability, security, and cost-efficiency

  .

Stakeholder Collaboration & Delivery Leadership:

• Work closely with

  Google Cloud teams, Valiance's internal engineering teams, and client stakeholders

  to ensure smooth project execution.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to internal teams and customers on

  best practices in cloud architecture and migration strategies

  .
• Drive cloud adoption initiatives by creating

  whitepapers, best practices documentation, and case studies

  for client success stories.
• Troubleshoot and resolve

  complex cloud infrastructure challenges

  , ensuring minimal disruption and maximum efficiency.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8+ years of overall IT experience

  , with at least

  3 years working on Google Cloud.

• Strong hands-on experience in

  Google Cloud services

  , including

  Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, and IAM security policies.

• Expertise in

  cloud migration strategies

  (lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and re-architecting applications for the cloud).
• Strong knowledge of

  networking, security, IAM, and compliance frameworks

  on Google Cloud.
• Experience with

  Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD pipelines

  .
• Hands-on experience in

  containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Anthos)

  and microservices architecture.
• Experience working with

  DevOps methodologies and tools (Jenkins, GitOps, Helm, etc.)

  .
• Familiarity with

  hybrid cloud and multi-cloud strategies

  .
• Strong understanding of

  cost optimization techniques and FinOps practices on Google Cloud.

• Excellent

  communication, client-facing, and stakeholder management skills.

• Google Cloud

  Professional Cloud Architect certification is a plus

  .