Google Cloud Architect

Slalom is a human business and technology consulting company that collaborates with clients to deliver innovative solutions. The Google Cloud Infrastructure Architect will design, implement, and optimize infrastructure solutions on Google Cloud Platform, serving as a technical leader and collaborating with various teams to ensure secure and scalable cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operationalize enterprise-grade infrastructure solutions using Google Cloud services such as Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud Armor, VPCs, Cloud DNS, and Private Service Connect
• Develop and maintain comprehensive architecture plans for cloud infrastructure solutions
• Lead workshops and infrastructure assessments, translating business and technical requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-effective GCP solutions
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on GCP best practices for networking, identity and access management (IAM), observability, resilience, and multi-region design
• Collaborate with teams to automate infrastructure delivery using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Deployment Manager, and Cloud Build
• Ensure infrastructure meets compliance, governance, and regulatory requirements (e.g., HIPAA, HITRUST, FedRAMP, GDPR) based on industry and client context
• Partner with data and application teams to ensure seamless integration of infrastructure with platform, AI/ML, and analytics workloads
• Stay current with emerging cloud infrastructure technologies and industry leading practices
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and delivery of cloud infrastructure solutions

Skills

• Proven experience designing and delivering GCP-native infrastructure in production enterprise environments
• Hands-on expertise with key GCP services including VPC, GKE, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud VPN, Identity Aware Proxy (IAP), Cloud NAT, and service networking
• Strong understanding of security best practices including IAM, VPC Service Controls, KMS, Cloud Armor, and secure CI/CD patterns
• Experience modernizing legacy infrastructure to cloud-native GCP services using IaC, container orchestration (e.g., GKE), and hybrid connectivity
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to balance performance, cost, and operational needs in technical decision-making
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with both technical and business stakeholders
• Experience working in Agile environments with infrastructure as part of product delivery
• Familiarity with site reliability engineering (SRE), disaster recovery (DR) planning, and observability using Cloud Monitoring, Logging, and Error Reporting
• Currently hold Google Cloud certifications in one or more of the following: Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, Google Cloud Professional DevOps Engineer
• Additional certifications in networking, security, or hybrid connectivity (e.g., AWS/GCP Hybrid Connectivity) are a plus

Benefits

• Meaningful time off and paid holidays
• Parental leave
• 401(k) with a match
• A range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage
• Adoption and fertility assistance
• Short/long-term disability
• Yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses
• Discounted home, auto, and pet insurance

Company Overview

• Slalom Consulting is a business and technology consulting firm that designs and builds strategies and systems to help its clients It was founded in 2001, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.slalom.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• Slalom has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 215 in 2025, 258 in 2024, 250 in 2023, 614 in 2022, 254 in 2021, 220 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.