Infrastructure Architect, Sovereign Cloud

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in solution engineering or architecture.
• 5 years of experience in stakeholder management, professional services, or technical consulting.
• 3 years of experience in system architecture and reading code (e.g., Python).
• Successful candidates will be required to hold and maintain the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) Negative Vetting 2 (NV2).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience implementing projects in a customer-focused and changing environment.
• Experience designing for Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) accreditation.
• Experience with application of government security frameworks and standards, including the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM), Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), and Essential Eight.
• Experience in a consulting or lead architect role on large government projects.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools and principles to enable automated and consistent infrastructure deployment.
• Understanding of Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) environments.

About the job

The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what's next for their business — all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are developed for security, reliability and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. Our teams are dedicated to helping our customers — developers, small and large businesses, educational institutions and government agencies — see the benefits of our technology come to life. As part of an entrepreneurial team in this rapidly growing business, you will play a key role in understanding the needs of our customers and help shape the future of businesses of all sizes use technology to connect with customers, employees and partners.

In this role, you will be at the forefront of shaping the architectural goal and technical roadmap for a secure, resilient, and high-performance private cloud environment but on Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) air-gapped tailored specifically to the requirements of the government client. You will act as the principal design authority, translating government agency needs and security mandates into a scalable and compliant private cloud solution. You will require technical expertise in private cloud technologies, an understanding of government security frameworks, and exceptional leadership skills to guide design discussions and mentor technical teams.Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.In this role, you will be at the forefront of shaping the architectural goal and technical roadmap for a secure, resilient, and high-performance private cloud environment but on Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) air-gapped tailored specifically to the requirements of the government client. You will act as the principal design authority, translating government agency needs and security mandates into a scalable and compliant private cloud solution. You will require technical expertise in private cloud technologies, an understanding of government security frameworks, and exceptional leadership skills to guide design discussions and mentor technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end architectural design for the government private cloud, from conceptualization and high-level design (HLD) to detailed low-level design (LLD), ensure alignment with program objectives, business requirements, and technical standards.
• Translate government customer requirements, including performance, scalability, resilience, and particularly stringent security and compliance mandates (e.g., ISM, PSPF, Essential Eight), into concrete, actionable architectural designs.
• Produce comprehensive and clear architectural documentation, including design specifications, diagrams, decision logs, and best practice guides, to support successful implementation, operation, and future evolution of the private cloud.
• Coordinate with engineering any issues that may arise with infrastructure design issues, and escalate to product teams as needed.
• Drive innovative approaches to operate and support infrastructure to achieve customer results.