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Senior Google Cloud Platform Architect

United States, Austin 104000.00 - 154000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted March 20, 2026
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The Senior Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Architect will lead the design and governance of enterprise-grade GCP environments, focusing on secure, scalable, and compliant architectures for regulated workloads. This senior role focuses on creating secure, scalable, cost-optimized, and compliant architectures—particularly for regulated workloads that may involve or access Criminal Justice Information (CJI)—while ensuring alignment service catalogs, CJIS Security Policy, and federal/state standards. Position supports strategic cloud architecture and managed public cloud services under a contract, delivering secure, compliant, and innovative Google Cloud solutions to state agencies, higher education institutions, local governments, and other eligible public entities.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead end-to-end architecture design for complex GCP deployments, including multi-project/folder/organization structures, hybrid/multi-cloud connectivity, data platforms, AI/ML workloads, security posture, and operational excellence
  • Define and implement reference architectures, landing zones, and foundational patterns using Google Cloud best practices: Organization Policy Service, Folders, Projects, Shared VPC, VPC Service Controls, Access Context Manager, Assured Workloads, and Google Cloud for Government capabilities
  • Architect secure-by-design environments with zero-trust principles: CMEK encryption, Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP), BeyondCorp Enterprise, Binary Authorization, Confidential Computing, Security Command Center Premium, Chronicle SIEM, and audit logging strategies compliant with CJIS requirements
  • Design high-availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions (multi-region/multi-zone deployments, Cloud Interconnect/Partner Interconnect, Cloud DNS, Global Load Balancing, Backup and DR services)
  • Guide cost optimization and FinOps strategies (Billing Budgets, Recommender, Committed Use Discounts, Sustained Use Discounts, Cloud Billing export to BigQuery for analytics)
  • Translate business, regulatory, and technical requirements into prescriptive GCP blueprints, reference implementations, and decision frameworks for Texas agencies
  • Collaborate with DIR PCM program leadership, agency stakeholders, security teams, and delivery engineers to align architectures with contract SLAs, TxRAMP controls, CJIS Security Policy, NIST 800-53/800-171 alignments, and state data classification standards
  • Provide technical leadership during migrations, modernization, and greenfield initiatives
  • conduct architecture reviews, threat modeling, and compliance gap analyses
  • Author architecture decision records (ADRs), design documents, security control mappings, and compliance evidence packages for audits and assessments
  • Mentor cloud engineers and cross-functional teams
  • stay ahead of GCP roadmap, Google Cloud for Government updates, and evolving compliance mandates

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional experience in cloud architecture and engineering
  • At least 5+ years focused on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) in enterprise or production-scale environments
  • Proven track record designing secure, compliant GCP architectures for regulated industries (government, public safety, healthcare, finance) or environments subject to CJIS, FedRAMP, or equivalent standards
  • Deep expertise across GCP pillars: Infrastructure (Compute, Networking, Storage), Data & Analytics (BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Dataproc), Security & Identity, Operations (Monitoring, Logging, Cloud Operations Suite), Application Modernization (GKE, Cloud Run, Anthos), and AI/ML foundations
  • Strong understanding of zero-trust security models, encryption strategies, network perimeter controls (VPC Service Controls, Private Google Access), and observability/logging pipelines
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform strongly preferred
  • Deployment Manager, Cloud Foundation Toolkit, or Google-provided blueprints a plus) and CI/CD automation
  • Must be a US citizen or Green card holder
  • Ability to obtain and maintain required security clearances, attestations, or role-based access privileges under the DIR PCM contract and CJIS Security Policy
  • No disqualifying criminal history as defined by FBI CJIS standards
  • Commitment to complete CJIS security awareness training, adhere to personnel screening protocols, and follow strict access controls for systems potentially involving Criminal Justice Information (CJI)
  • This position aligns with supporting a 24*7 operations production support model
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience (preferred)
  • Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification (mandatory)
  • Google Cloud Professional Security Engineer certification (highly preferred)
  • Google Cloud Professional DevOps Engineer or Professional Data Engineer certification (strongly preferred)

Nice to have

  • Experience architecting Google Cloud for Government or Assured Workloads for regulated/controlled data environments
  • Familiarity with client contracts, authorization lifecycle, or multi-cloud governance in public sector settings
  • Prior work supporting state agencies, criminal justice entities, or public safety cloud initiatives
  • Knowledge of advanced GCP services: Anthos Service Mesh, Confidential VMs, BeyondCorp Enterprise, Cloud Healthcare API, or Vertex AI
  • Experience presenting to executive stakeholders, leading architecture review boards, or contributing to RFP/RFI responses

What we offer

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible spending or health savings account
  • Life and AD&D insurance
  • Short and long term disability coverage
  • Paid time off
  • Employee assistance
  • Participation in a 401k program with company match
  • Additional voluntary or legally-required benefits
  • Incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance (if not a temporary position)

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