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Cloud Architect (GCP)

Lisbon, Portugal

Job Type

Full Time

Workspace

Hybrid

About the Company

At Sourcing Trust, we are committed to delivering innovative, reliable, and tailored technology solutions that empower businesses to succeed in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. With a focus on excellence, integrity, and collaboration, we build lasting partnerships by understanding our clients' unique needs and providing them with expert support across. Our team is dedicated to fostering a positive and inclusive work environment where every employee's contribution is valued, encouraging continuous growth, learning, and shared success. Join us and be part of a passionate organization driven by innovation and excellence.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Architect with 7+ years of experience specializing in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to design and lead complex cloud transformation initiatives. This senior strategic role focuses on architecting secure, scalable, highly available, and cost-optimized solutions that drive business objectives across enterprise environments, including hybrid and multi-cloud scenarios.

Requirements

Requirements

  • Minimum 7+ years of professional experience in cloud architecture with extensive GCP expertise.

  • Proven track record designing and implementing enterprise-grade GCP solutions at scale.

  • Experience leading cloud migration strategies, hybrid/multi-cloud architectures, and workload optimization.

Technical Expertise

  • Deep knowledge of GCP services across all domains:

    • Compute: Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions

    • Data & Analytics: BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Dataproc

    • Networking: VPC, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud CDN

    • Storage: Cloud Storage, Persistent Disk, Filestore

    • Security: IAM, VPC Service Controls, Security Command Center, KMS

  • Architecture mastery following Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework (Reliability, Security, Cost Optimization, Performance, Operations Excellence).

  • Advanced Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, GCP Deployment Manager.

  • Kubernetes expertise (GKE) including Anthos for hybrid/multi-cloud.

  • Experience designing disaster recovery, high availability, and multi-region architectures.

  • Cost optimization strategies including FinOps practices and sustained use discounts.

Strategic Skills

  • Translate business requirements into scalable technical architectures.

  • Design solutions for compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS) and enterprise governance.

  • Lead technical roadmaps and migration planning for complex workloads.

  • Strong stakeholder management and ability to present architectural decisions.

Preferred Skills

  • GCP Certifications: Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer.

  • Experience with enterprise integrations (SAP, mainframes, legacy systems).

  • Knowledge of AI/ML workloads (Vertex AI, AutoML) and data analytics pipelines.

  • Multi-cloud experience (AWS, Azure) for hybrid scenarios.

  • SRE practices (SLOs, SLIs, error budgets) and observability (Cloud Monitoring, Logging).

Language Requirements

  • Portuguese (fluency required)

  • English B2 level (spoken and written)

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Tel:  (+351) 21 601 75 42

Estrada da Luz, N 90, Andar 7E 1600-160, Lisboa Portugal

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