Job Description

Overview

As a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud Architect, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure solutions to ensure high availability, scalability, and security. You will work closely with engineering teams to optimize cloud environments and support business-critical applications.

Note: candidates must be US Citizens or Permanent Residents for this role.

Your Impact

The Cloud (GCP) Architect role focuses day to day on designing and implementing scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure and platform services on Google Cloud Platform.

Qualifications

Cloud Infrastructure (GCP)

• Experience designing and implementing scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure and platform services on GCP.
• Experience with designing and implementing Google foundations/landing zones.
• Managing core services: Compute Engine, Kubernetes (GKE), Cloud Functions, GCP IAM etc.
• Design and configure networking: VPC, subnets, Cloud Load Balancers, Cloud CDN, VPNs, Interconnects.
• Manage GCP IAM roles, service accounts, and organizational policies.
• Implement storage solutions using Cloud Storage, Filestore, Persistent Disks, and BigQuery (for infra logs/monitoring).

Automation & IaC (Infrastructure as Code)

• Use advanced Terraform (preferred) with Terratest for infrastructure provisioning.
• Ability to write reusable Terraform modules.
• Automate workflows with Cloud Build, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
• Develop scripts in Python, Bash, or Go for automation and cloud integrations.

CI/CD Pipelines

• Build and maintain pipelines for deploying applications to GCP such as Jenkins and Harness.
• Enable automated testing, canary releases, and blue-green deployments.
• Integrate with artifact repositories (Artifact Registry, Container Registry).

Containers & Orchestration

• Deploy, monitor, and scale applications on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
• Manage Helm charts, Kubernetes manifests, and operators.
• Apply policies with OPA/Gatekeeper/Kubernetes security best practices.

Security & Compliance

• Apply least privilege IAM roles and manage secrets with Secret Manager or HashiCorp Vault.
• Secure GKE workloads with Workload Identity, Binary Authorization, Shielded VMs, VPC Service Controls.
• Nice to have: ensure compliance with CIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, or SOC2 depending on industry.

Cost Optimization

• Monitor and optimize GCP billing using Budgets, Cost Explorer, and Recommender APIs.
• Implement rightsizing for Compute Engine, GKE nodes, and storage.
• Use preemptible VMs and autoscaling where applicable.

Collaboration & Process

• Work with developers to containerize and deploy applications.
• Document infrastructure, processes, and incident response runbooks.
• Participate in on-call rotations and disaster recovery planning.

Additional information

Set Yourself Apart With:

• Certifications in GCP Architect and CKAD/CKA and Terraform.

Annual Pay Range - USD $161,000 - USD $185,000

The range shown represents a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. Actual range for this position may differ, depending on location and specific skillset required for the work.

• An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration.
• Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexibility to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family.
• Generous paid leave and holidays.
• Wellness program and employee assistance.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hiring@publicis.sapient.com

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