Need Google Cloud Platform Architect Identity, Network & Policy - Dallas, TX -/ OPT / L2s - W2 / 1099

Job Title: Google Cloud Platform Architect Identity, Network & Policy

Function: Architecture

Primary Skillset: Google Cloud Platform Identity, Network, Policy

Secondary Skillset: IAM, Networking, CI/CD, SRE

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled Google Cloud Platform Architect to lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and policy-compliant cloud solutions on Google Cloud

Platform. The role requires strong expertise in Google Cloud Platform Identity, Networking, and Policy Management, along with working knowledge of IAM, CI/CD, and SRE practices.

The candidate will be responsible for defining cloud architecture standards, implementing governance guardrails, and enabling secure and reliable cloud adoption

across enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement Google Cloud Platform architecture with focus on identity, networking, and organization-level policy controls.

Define and manage IAM strategy, including roles, permissions, service accounts, and least-privilege access models.

Architect secure and scalable network solutions including VPCs, subnets, firewall rules, load balancers, DNS, and hybrid connectivity.

Establish and enforce cloud governance using Google Cloud Platform policies, standards, and security best practices.

Develop and support landing zone architecture for multi-project and multi-environment Google Cloud Platform setups.

Partner with security, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure compliant and secure cloud deployments.

Enable CI/CD integration for infrastructure and application deployment with appropriate policy and security checks.

Drive Infrastructure as Code adoption for automated, repeatable, and auditable provisioning of Google Cloud Platform resources.

Support SRE practices by improving observability, reliability, incident response, and operational resilience.

Review cloud environments for IAM, network, and policy gaps and recommend remediation actions.

Troubleshoot complex cloud issues related to identity, connectivity, deployment automation, and platform stability.

Create and maintain architecture documents, standards, runbooks, and implementation guidance for delivery teams and vendors.

Must-Have Skills

Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) architecture and services.

Expertise in Google Cloud Platform Identity and Access Management (IAM).

Strong knowledge of Google Cloud Platform Networking including VPC, subnetting, firewall, VPN, interconnect, DNS, and load balancing.

Experience with Google Cloud Platform Organization Policies, governance controls, and cloud security frameworks.

Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation in cloud environments.

Experience with Infrastructure as Code and cloud provisioning best practices.

Good understanding of SRE principles, monitoring, alerting, reliability, and incident management.

Ability to work across architecture, security, operations, and engineering teams.