GCP Architect

Accountabilities:: Architecture & Strategy Leadership: Lead technical architecture workshops with key client and partner stakeholders, designing current-state to target-state migration roadmaps and end-to-end GCP solution documentation. Data Pipeline & Processing Design: Architect scalable healthcare data ingestion and processing workflows using Dataflow, Cloud Healthcare API/FHIR, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Firestore, and Memorystore/Redis. Analytics & Orchestration Ecosystem: Design robust analytics architectures using BigQuery and Google Cloud Storage (GCS), defining orchestration pipelines via Cloud Composer/Airflow and Artifact Registry. Security & Hybrid Connectivity: Establish zero-trust security patterns using IAM, Secret Manager, Cloud KMS, Private Service Connect, and Cloud Interconnect for secure hybrid and B2B connectivity. API Integration & Resilience: Architect enterprise API integrations using IBM APIC or Apigee, while defining multi-region backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability resilience strategies. Team Mentorship & Alignment: Provide technical guidance and hands-on architecture leadership to engineering, observability, and security teams throughout the delivery lifecycle. Requirements: Cloud Architectural Expertise: Extensive, hands-on experience designing end-to-end enterprise architectures on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Mandatory Certification: Active Google Professional Cloud Architect certification is strictly required. GCP Data & Compute Stack: Deep proficiency in BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Run, Cloud Composer, GCS, Cloud SQL, Firestore, and Memorystore/Redis. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & DevOps: Strong experience using Terraform for multi-project GCP provisioning (VPC, IAM, Interconnect, org policies) alongside CI/CD pipelines (Cloud Build, Jenkins, GitLab CI) and GitOps principles. Security & API Management: Solid knowledge of GCP perimeter security, KMS, IAM, hybrid identity integration, and API management platforms (IBM APIC or Apigee). Communication & Workshop Facilitation: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with proven success facilitating complex architectural workshops. Preferred Experience: Knowledge of Cloud Healthcare API (FHIR R4, HL7v2), healthcare data governance/PHI, GKE, Dataplex, Pub/Sub, and observability tools (Dynatrace, Splunk, Wiz). Benefits: 100% Remote Flexibility: Complete location independence. Competitive Contract Compensation: Highly attractive contract rate matching your enterprise architectural expertise. High-Impact Healthcare Modernization: Key architectural role in transforming critical digital health infrastructure and data analytics platforms. Cutting-Edge Tech Stack: Hands-on exposure to advanced cloud data pipelines, FHIR APIs, AI-ready analytics, and modern IaC toolsets. Collaborative Environment: Engage with top-tier technology leaders, engineers, and healthcare domain specialists across global delivery networks.