Job Title: Principal GCP Architect
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (On-site)
Max Rate: $15-18 per hour (TBD)
Eligibility: Candidates from Pakistan, India, CIS, Asia, Africa, and Arabia already residing in Saudi Arabia with a valid work visa.
Job Overview
We are seeking a Principal GCP Architect to lead cloud transformation initiatives, ensuring enterprise-grade scalability, security, and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Kubernetes (GKE), with a strong focus on cloud migration, infrastructure optimization, and DevOps methodologies.
This role requires a strategic leader who can architect, optimize, and migrate large-scale workloads to GCP, while also serving as a mentor and technical advisor to teams.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Architecture & Migration
- Lead the migration of enterprise workloads to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Design and implement highly available, multi-region cloud architectures aligned with business objectives.
- Define and enforce cloud security policies, networking configurations, and storage best practices.
- Develop a cloud transformation roadmap and ensure seamless integration with existing IT infrastructure.
Kubernetes & Deployment Optimization
- Architect and manage Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters for production and non-production environments.
- Optimize Kubernetes orchestration, scaling, and automation to improve performance and reliability.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native deployment strategies.
High-Availability & Performance Tuning
- Design multi-zone deployments to ensure system resiliency and fault tolerance.
- Optimize GCP networking, IAM, VPCs, and interconnects for security and efficiency.
- Ensure performance tuning, monitoring, and observability to minimize downtime.
Technical Leadership & Mentorship
- Act as a technical mentor, guiding engineering teams on GCP best practices, cloud cost optimization, and workload automation.
- Provide strategic insights on cloud governance, compliance frameworks, and risk management.
- Lead knowledge-sharing sessions and train internal teams on advanced GCP services and DevOps automation.
Security, Governance & Compliance
- Implement cloud security controls, IAM policies, and data encryption strategies.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards (ISO, NIST, SOC2, GDPR, etc.) for cloud workloads.
- Develop and oversee incident response and disaster recovery strategies.
Job Details
Posted Date: | 2025-03-22 |
Job Location: | United Arab Emirates – Dubai |
Job Role: | Teaching and Academics |
Company Industry: | Software Development |
Monthly Salary: | US $1,000 |
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