GCP Cloud Architect

Who we are...
Latitude is a growing Service-Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) Company within the Federal Sector. We have experience in working with various federal clients across multiple different agencies. We believe in adopting and growing a remote work-from-home culture wherever possible to ensure a healthy work-to-life balance. We believe in automating the mundane and investing in our employees helping them grow their careers over time. We strive for innovation and want to develop solutions that we can take pride in and help break through some of the barriers that exist in technology and the government sectors today.
Description...
We are hiring a GCP Cloud Architect Lead to design and govern secure Google Cloud Platform architectures for a federal health customer. You will work with system administrators, application teams, and project teams to operate, modernize, and migrate applications in the cloud, and you will set the technical direction for new workloads. The role sits on a cloud operations and migration team. This position is fully remote in the United States.
What You Will Do...
Design and maintain GCP landing zones that meet FedRAMP High and NIST requirements
Lead technical assessments of pilots and new workloads, and recommend the architecture and path to production
Plan and lead migrations of applications and data from on-premises data centers and other clouds to GCP, including secure hybrid connectivity
Champion Infrastructure as Code with Terraform so environments are repeatable, version-controlled, and consistently compliant
Establish cost optimization, governance, and resource tagging practices that give clear accountability
Minimum Qualifications...
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience, and 8+ years of experience in cloud architecture, solution engineering, enterprise architecture, or related technical roles
Proven experience leading the design, governance, and integration of secure GCP solutions, including landing zones aligned to FedRAMP High and NIST
Network architecture on GCP using Network Connectivity Center, multi-VPC designs, HA Cloud VPN, and Interconnect, including designs that meet Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) policy
Experience modernizing legacy systems with GKE and serverless platforms, and leading application and data migrations to GCP
Strong proficiency with Terraform, plus hands-on cost optimization, cloud governance, and resource tagging
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation (Public Trust)
Preferred Qualifications...
Current Google Cloud Professional certification (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect, Cloud Network Engineer, or Cloud Security Engineer)
Active Public Trust
Experience supporting federal government programs, especially federal health
Knowledge of regulated environments: FedRAMP, HIPAA, NIST 800-53, CIS benchmarks
Understanding of zero trust principles, boundary protection, segmentation, and secure data flows
Experience with AWS, Azure, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in addition to GCP
Container security, TLS/mTLS and PKI, and configuration management tools such as Ansible
Clearance...
Applicants selected will be subject to a Security Investigation and May need to Meet Requirements for Access to Protected and/or Classified Information
Citizenship...
Applicants need to be a US Citizen to be considered for the position and have physically resided in the United States for a minimum of 3 years due to background investigation requirements
Employee Benefits...
Medical, Vision, Dental
Paid Vacation & Sick Time
Paid Federal Holidays
401k Retirement Plan with 100% Company Matching
Employer Paid Life Insurance
Continued Education Assistance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Commuter Benefits Program
Health Savings Account (HSA)
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
The posted range is base annual salary, placement within the range depends on qualifications, relevant experience, and contract requirements.

Work arrangement
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