GCP Infra & Cyber Solution Architect

Role: Google Data Platform Infra & Cyber Solution Architect Employment Type: Contract Location: Houston, TX, USA Visa sponsorship or OPT is not supported at this time. About the Role: We are seeking an experienced Google Data Platform Infrastructure & Cyber Solution Architect to design, secure, and scale enterprise-grade data platforms on Google Cloud. This role sits at the intersection of data architecture, cloud infrastructure engineering, and cybersecurity, ensuring the organization’s data ecosystem is secure-by-design, compliant, resilient, and optimized for analytics, AI/ML, and real-time workloads. You will define reference / deployment architectures, enforce security controls, guide platform engineering teams, and partner with enterprise security, networking, and governance stakeholders. Required Qualifications: Technical Requirements Must-Have Skills GCP Services BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, GKE, Vertex AI, Cloud Storage. Cyber Tools VPC Service Controls, Cloud Armor, Security Command Center, IAM, IAM Recommender. Infrastructure Terraform, Kubernetes (GKE), Anthos, Networking (DNS, Load Balancing). Data Security Data Loss Prevention (DLP) API, CMEK/CSEK, Data Governance (Dataplex). Preferred Qualifications • Certifications: Google Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Data Engineer, and Professional Cloud Security Engineer. • Experience: 7+ years in Cloud Architecture, with at least 3 years specifically focused on Google / secure data platforms. • Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field