Cloud Infrastructure Architect / SME (Google Cloud Platform)

Role: Cloud Infrastructure Architect / SME (Google Cloud Platform)

Location: Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Duration: 12 Months
Experience: 10 15 Years

Role Overview:

We are seeking a highly experienced Cloud Infrastructure Architect / SME with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) infrastructure.
The ideal candidate will have strong solution architecture experience, hands-on skills across Google Cloud Platform services, Terraform automation expertise, and the ability to design, optimize, secure, and maintain large-scale cloud environments.
This role will collaborate closely with IT, engineering, and cloud operations teams to ensure seamless cloud integration and high-availability operations.

Must-Have Technical Skills:

• 10 years of experience in Solution Architecture with a strong Infrastructure background.

• Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform VPC design patterns including Shared VPC, VPC-SC, Private Service Connect (PSC), etc.

• Strong understanding of IAM at scale and best practices for enterprise identity and access governance.

• Expert-level knowledge of managing core Google Cloud Platform services including:

  • GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine)

  • BigQuery

  • Vertex AI

  • Google Cloud Platform Storage

  • Networking

  • IAM

• Hands-on experience with Terraform (HCL, modules, state management) for multi-project cloud rollouts.

• Experience setting up monitoring & alerting, analyzing performance metrics, troubleshooting, and ensuring system health.

• Experience provisioning Google Cloud Platform data analytics services using Terraform modules.

• Strong expertise in optimizing cloud environments for cost-efficiency, performance, reliability, and availability.

• Experience in BCP/DR planning and execution within Google Cloud Platform environments.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure solutions on Google Cloud Platform.

• Collaborate with IT teams, developers, and cloud operations teams to integrate cloud services effectively.

• Ensure infrastructure security and compliance with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements.

• Maintain and monitor cloud systems to ensure optimal performance and high availability.

• Develop and implement Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Plans (BCP) for cloud systems.

• Troubleshoot complex cloud issues and provide expert-level support for cloud operations.

• Create and maintain detailed architecture documentation, procedures, and audit-ready artifacts.

Desired Competencies (Behavioral & Technical):

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

• Ability to manage complex cloud ecosystems across multiple projects and teams.

• Proactive approach to cloud optimization and security governance.