Job Title: GCP Lead Principal Cloud Architect
Client: Confidential
Visa: Visa Independent Candidates
Location: Irvine, CA (100% Onsite)
*Local to CA only
* Client is looking for a GCP expert, NOT looking for an AWS or AZURE Architect.
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced GCP Lead Principal Cloud Architect to join a long-term consulting engagement in Irvine, CA. This is a 100% onsite role requiring a senior, client-facing architect who can act as a trusted CTO-level advisor, driving cloud strategy and enterprise architecture initiatives.
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and extensive experience designing and governing enterprise-scale cloud solutions. This is not an AWS or Azure-focused role—the client is specifically seeking a GCP expert.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary cloud architecture advisor for the client.
- Define and drive enterprise cloud architecture strategy using Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Design, govern, and communicate cloud, application, infrastructure, and security architectures.
- Lead cloud transformation initiatives across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
- Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to stakeholders and engineering teams.
- Establish cloud governance, standards, and best practices.
- Collaborate with business and technical leadership to align cloud solutions with organizational goals.
- Evaluate existing environments and recommend modernization strategies.
Required Skills
- Extensive hands-on experience as a Principal/Lead Cloud Architect.
- Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) architecture and services.
- Experience with enterprise cloud transformation and modernization.
- Strong knowledge of cloud security, networking, infrastructure, and application architecture.
- Experience designing solutions in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments.
- Excellent communication and client-facing consulting skills.
- Ability to act as a strategic technical advisor and influence executive stakeholders.