What are the responsibilities and job description for the Solution Architect - Google Cloud Platform position at Estuate Inc.?
Google Cloud Platform Solution Architect
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Hybrid - Nashville, TN, Dallas, TX, Chicago, IL, Atlanta GA, New Jersey
Your role
- Google Cloud Platform / GKE owns the end-to-end architecture of cloudnative application solutions on Google Cloud Platform, with a primary focus on application architecture and modernization, supported by strong expertise in Kubernetes (GKE).
- The role combines hands-on architectural leadership with client advisory, governance, and team enablement.
- Architecture Ownership: Define and govern target architectures, nonfunctional requirements, and technology tradeoffs across application, data, integration, and platform layers.
- Application Modernization (Core Focus): Design microservices-based systems (Java, Node.js, Python), REST APIs, event-driven architectures, and guide cloud migration (replatforming, refactoring, rearchitecting).
- Google Cloud Platform & GKE Architecture: Architect scalable, secure GKE platforms, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud integrations using Pub/Sub and messaging.
- Client Advisory: Translate business needs into architectural roadmaps, lead design reviews, support presales, and act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders.
- Governance & Enablement: Establish standards and reusable patterns, mentor architects and tech leads, and drive architectural consistency across programs.
Your skills and experience
- Senior candidate with 15 plus years related experience
- A senior architect with strong Google Cloud Platform hands-on experience, deep application architecture background.
- Architect-level Kubernetes knowledge, experience with APIs, data (BigQuery, Cloud SQL), messaging, and exposure to DevOps/DevSecOps.
- The role demands leadership across multiple teams, client-facing communication, and ownership of architectural outcomes-not just implementation