GCP Cloud Architect

Position: GCP Cloud Architect
Remote - Contractor
Key Deliverables & Responsibilities
Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure as Code:
Design cloud architectures for Data & AI solutions across GCP and OpenShift landing zones, networking, compute, storage, security, and scaling.
Build and maintain everything as code - provision and manage infrastructure through IaC (Terraform, and cloud-native tooling) rather than manual configuration.
Deploy applications and ML/AI workloads to production, owning the path from environment setup through to a reliable, monitored deployment.
2. Delivery, Containers & CI/CD:
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for application and infrastructure delivery.
Containerize and orchestrate workloads with Docker and Kubernetes / OpenShift.
Implement cloud security, identity, cost, and governance best practices across environments.
3. Customer & Stakeholder Collaboration:
Partner with customers to assess their cloud landscape, recommend the right approach, and migrations and deployments.
Collaborate with FDEs, data engineers, and data scientists to make sure solutions are architected to run well in the target cloud.
Troubleshoot and optimize infrastructure for performance, reliability, and cost.
4. Documentation & Reference Designs:
Produce architecture documentation, reference designs, and deployment runbooks.
Requirements
8+ years of experience in cloud architecture, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering.
Cloud certifications Google Professional (must have)
Hands-on deployment experience across multiple clouds GCP (experience with several required; willingness and ability to work across all).
Strong Infrastructure-as-Code coding skills are mandatory - Terraform (or equivalent), plus scripting in Python, Bash, or Go for automation.
Deep experience with containerization and orchestration - Docker and Kubernetes / OpenShift.
Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or similar).
Solid grounding in cloud networking, security, identity (IAM), and cost management.
Experience deploying applications and/or ML/AI workloads to production at scale; strong problem solving skills with the ability to own ambiguous infrastructure problems end to end; excellent verbal and written communication, comfortable working directly with customers.
Good English skills
Benefits
At SmartOSC, we offer the best to your values:
Attractive salary package
100% remote working
International projects and global client exposure
Competitive project-based compensation
Flexible working arrangements
Opportunities to expand your expertise and work with experienced professionals
Potential for project extension based on business needs on business needs
To Apply
Please submit your CV to [protected info] with the following information:
Job application letter with "GCP Cloud Architect" in the subject line.
Updated CV in English, including your contact email and phone number.