Cloud Platform Architect - GCP
About The Position
Capgemini is hiring a Solution Architect responsible for leading cloud platform architecture, design, and delivery alignment across enterprise environments. This role focuses on defining and governing GCP-based solutions for modernizing legacy platforms while ensuring scalability, security, and operational excellence. The Solution Architect will partner with Delivery, Operations, and Security teams, along with Shared Services (QA, DevOps, etc.), to ensure alignment of architectural solutions with enterprise standards and business objectives. The role requires deep technical expertise in cloud and platform architecture and the ability to operate in complex, mission-critical environments.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in cloud/platform architecture
- Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) including compute, networking, IAM, and monitoring
- Experience supporting legacy platform modernization initiatives
- Strong understanding of enterprise security, compliance, and audit requirements
- Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and automation practices
- Proven experience designing scalable, resilient, and secure cloud architectures
- Strong communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Experience working in large, complex enterprise environments
Nice To Haves
- Ability to independently design and govern cloud platform solutions
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Expertise in driving architecture decisions and stakeholder alignment
- Excellent presentation and communication abilities
- Strong collaboration with cross-functional and offshore teams
- Ability to translate business requirements into actionable technical solutions
Responsibilities
- Define GCP landing zone architecture including networking, IAM, security, and logging
- Design and oversee environments for Dev, QA, UAT, and Production
- Architect and guide Rocket Software deployment on GCP
- Ensure high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), backup, and observability are production-grade
- Partner with Operations and Security teams to ensure compliance and smooth transition to operations
- Define cloud cost control strategies and capacity planning approaches
- Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions
- Lead architecture discussions and present recommendations to leadership
- Coordinate across delivery, infrastructure, and data teams to align execution
- Ensure solutions adhere to enterprise architecture standards and best practices
Benefits
- Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
- Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee assistance programs
- Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
