GCP Solutions Architect

About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what's next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor's mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries.

About Position:

We are seeking an experienced Senior GCP Cloud Solutions Architect to design, implement, and optimize enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in cloud architecture, landing zone design, networking, security, governance, and cloud transformation programs. You will serve as a technical leader responsible for defining cloud standards, enabling scalable and secure cloud adoption, and guiding engineering teams through complex modernization initiatives.

• Role: GCP Solutions Architect
• Location: All Persistent Locations
• Experience: Between 6 to 10 Years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Design scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-optimized cloud architectures aligned with enterprise business objectives.
• Develop cloud transformation roadmaps and migration strategies for enterprise applications and infrastructure.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide technical guidance for cloud solution designs.
• Establish cloud governance frameworks, standards, policies, and best practices.
• Create reusable cloud reference architectures and implementation blueprints.
• Conduct cloud readiness assessments and gap analysis for modernization initiatives.
• Design and implement enterprise-grade GCP landing zones with multi-project and multi-environment structures.
• Define Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategies, RBAC models, and access governance controls.
• Implement centralized logging, monitoring, auditing, and observability solutions.
• Design and enforce security baselines and compliance frameworks including CIS, SOC2, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS requirements.
• Establish cloud cost management, chargeback models, budgeting controls, and optimization strategies.
• Implement automated policy controls, guardrails, and security automation using Infrastructure as Code.
• Design disaster recovery, backup, resilience, and business continuity architectures.
• Design enterprise network architectures including hub-and-spoke, mesh, and hybrid connectivity models.
• Implement hybrid cloud connectivity using Interconnect, VPN, Cloud Router, and networking services.
• Design DNS, CDN, load balancing, and traffic optimization solutions.
• Implement Zero Trust security principles and cloud-native security architectures.
• Collaborate with Security, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Application teams to drive successful cloud adoption.
• Support pre-sales activities, solution workshops, technical presentations, and architecture consulting engagements.

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 6 to 10 years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Architecture, or Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Strong experience designing enterprise cloud architectures and landing zones.
• Proven expertise in GCP services including Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, VPC, Load Balancing, IAM, Cloud SQL, and Kubernetes Engine.
• Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security architecture, and governance frameworks.
• Experience designing hybrid cloud and multi-cloud environments.
• Knowledge of cloud security controls, encryption standards, identity management, and compliance requirements.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, observability, and operational excellence frameworks.
• Understanding of disaster recovery, business continuity, backup, and resiliency planning.
• Familiarity with AWS and Azure cloud platforms and enterprise cloud migration strategies.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps methodologies, and cloud automation.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and business audiences.
• Experience working in Agile and cross-functional delivery environments.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment.

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