Cloud Platform Architect
Core
Design and evolve secure, resilient, scalable, automated, and well-governed platform capabilities on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to enable ETRADE workloads and support integration with enterprise environments.
Role type
Lead Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering Architect (Director level)
Builds
Reusable platform architecture patterns, cloud landing zones, Kubernetes/GKE clusters, infrastructure as code, and self-service provisioning capabilities for ETRADE.
Domain
Financial Services / Cloud Platform Engineering
Required skills
Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Kubernetes, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, GitOps, Cloud Security, IAM, Networking, Disaster Recovery, Platform Engineering Principles
Preferred skills
AWS services, Application Modernization, Microservices, Event-driven patterns
Technologies
GCP, GKE, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud DNS, Secret Manager, Cloud KMS, Cloud Monitoring
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end platform engineering architecture from design to production readiness; Define target-state and migration architectures for cloud-native platforms; Develop reference architectures, principles, and reusable patterns; Design cloud landing zones covering networking, identity, security, and governance; Create platform patterns for Kubernetes, APIs, and observability; Guide GCP capabilities and infrastructure architecture; Establish secure connectivity patterns across GCP, data centers, and AWS; Mentor engineering teams on architecture standards and production readiness.
Seniority
Director, Lead Architect
