GCP Architect

This is a remote position. GCP Cloud Architect Project Description Healthcare data platform modernization on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Cloud Healthcare API / FHIR . The platform will support clinical data ingestion from on-premises systems, healthcare data processing and analytics through BigQuery , and secure API access for EMRs, partners, government agencies, and patient-facing applications. The architect will own end-to-end cloud architecture, including networking, security, data pipelines, API integration, Infrastructure as Code, observability, resilience, and DR. Responsibilities Lead architecture workshops with client and partner stakeholders. Design and document end-to-end GCP architecture and target-state solutions. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams. Architect data ingestion and processing using Dataflow, Healthcare API/FHIR, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Firestore, and Redis . Design analytics architecture using BigQuery and GCS . Design and secure FHIR Store and Consent API implementations. Define orchestration using Cloud Composer/Airflow and Artifact Registry. Establish IAM, Secret Manager, and Cloud KMS security patterns. Design hybrid connectivity using Cloud Interconnect and secure private connectivity. Architect API integrations using IBM APIC or Apigee . Define resilience, backup, multi-region, and disaster recovery strategies. Collaborate with observability and security teams. Develop current-state to target-state implementation and migration roadmaps. Requirements Mandatory Requirements Strong GCP Cloud Architecture experience. Hands-on expertise with BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Run, Cloud Composer, GCS, Cloud SQL, Firestore, and Memorystore/Redis . Strong Terraform experience for multi-project GCP provisioning, including VPC, IAM, Interconnect, service accounts, and organization policies. Experience with Cloud Build or Jenkins/GitLab CI , container pipelines, Artifact Registry, and GitOps. Strong knowledge of Cloud Interconnect, IAM, Secret Manager, Cloud KMS, Private Service Connect , and perimeter security. Experience with IBM API Connect (APIC) or Apigee and partner/B2B API integrations. Experience with hybrid identity and GCP IAM integration. Experience supporting multiple external integrations and API consumers. Experience developing current-state to target-state architecture roadmaps. Strong communication and stakeholder workshop facilitation skills. Google Professional Cloud Architect certification – mandatory. Preferred Skills Cloud Healthcare API, FHIR R4, HL7v2 , EMPI/MPI. Healthcare interoperability and healthcare data governance. Multi-region DR/resilience and backup architecture. Dynatrace, Splunk, Wiz, CrowdStrike, ServiceNow . Monolith-to-microservices transformation. Pub/Sub for event-driven ingestion. GKE/Kubernetes . Dataplex and DLP for PHI/PII classification, lineage, and masking. Originally posted on Himalayas