GCP Cloud Solution Architect

Cloud Infrastructure & Operations

• Deploy, manage, and operate scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on

  Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

  .
• Migrate on-premises workloads to GCP, ensuring seamless data flow and secure handoff using

  Migrate for Compute Engine

  ,

  Velostrata

  , or

  Transfer Appliance

  .
• Implement and control data movement using appropriate GCP services such as

  Cloud Storage

  ,

  BigQuery

  ,

  Pub/Sub

  , and

  Dataflow

  , aligned with compute, storage, and security needs.
• Select and recommend optimal GCP services based on business, compliance, and operational requirements.
• Adopt GCP operational best practices for performance, cost, and resiliency using

  Operations Suite (formerly Stackdriver)

  .
• Estimate GCP usage costs and identify cost optimization and control mechanisms using

  Cost Management tools

  ,

  Billing Reports

  , and

  Recommender API

  .
• Monitor, manage, and optimize GCP infrastructure and applications through

  Cloud Monitoring

  ,

  Cloud Logging

  , and third-party tools.
• Ensure compliance with GCP security, governance, and industry regulations using

  Security Command Center

  ,

  IAM

  , and

  Organization Policies

  .

End-to-End GCP Support

• Manage multi-project GCP environments using

  Resource Hierarchy

  ,

  Folders

  , and

  Organization Policies

  .
• Implement and configure continuous compliance and security monitoring with

  Security Command Center Premium

  .
• Set up and operate

  Cloud Armor

  ,

  Chronicle

  , and

  Threat Intelligence

  for threat detection and ongoing security analysis.
• Ensure resource and configuration visibility, adherence to policies, and change tracking with

  Cloud Asset Inventory

  and

  Config Connector

  .
• Utilize

  Web Security Scanner

  and

  Security Health Analytics

  for vulnerability management and automated security assessments.
• Architect, configure, and maintain

  IAM roles, policies

  , and federations (e.g., SAML integrations with providers like Azure AD or Okta).
• Develop remediation workflows for non-compliant resources using

  Cloud Functions

  ,

  Workflows

  , or

  Automation via Terraform

  .

Automation and Observability

• Leverage shell scripting (Bash, Python, Go) to automate GCP operations, routine tasks, and configuration management.
• Practice GitOps methodologies using

  Cloud Source Repositories

  ,

  Cloud Build

  , and

  Terraform

  .
• Support containerized and orchestrated workloads using

  Docker

  ,

  Kubernetes

  , and GCP services like

  GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine)

  ; administer advanced scaling with

  Horizontal Pod Autoscaler

  ,

  KEDA

  , or

  Autopilot mode

  .
• Deploy, configure, and monitor solutions using

  Prometheus

  ,

  Grafana

  ,

  ELK Stack

  , and

  Cloud Operations Suite

  .
• Maintain accurate, detailed documentation for infrastructure, automation, troubleshooting, and solutions.

Infrastructure as Code

• Develop, manage, and optimize IaC using

  Terraform

  ,

  Deployment Manager

  , or

  Pulumi

  ; modularize and version template repositories to enforce consistency and reusability.

Security and Governance

• Implement cloud security best practices using GCP-native security and compliance services.
• Design, review, and continuously improve secure GCP architectures utilizing multiple security layers including

  VPC Service Controls

  ,

  IAM

  ,

  Cloud Armor

  , and

  Confidential Computing

  .
• Respond to vulnerability findings, security alerts, and compliance deviations leveraging

  Security Command Center

  ,

  Web Security Scanner

  , and

  Policy Intelligence

  .

General Skills

• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and performance optimization capabilities.
• Advanced proficiency in Unix/Linux systems, networking, and workload management.
• Agile/Scrum mindset, rapid learning, and innovation; ability to propose end-to-end solutions and build POCs.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; proven ability to collaborate with diverse technical teams.

Desired Skills

• Quick learner with strong R\&D and POC development orientation.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum-based project execution.
• Knowledge of enterprise observability practices, cloud cost management, and infrastructure optimization.