Google Cloud Platform Architect

Additional Requirements

Must meet eligibility requirements for U.S. Government Security Clearance (they do not need to currently hold one)
Ability to travel onsite to Norfolk, VA (estimated 1-2 times over the project duration)

- Location: Remote US | Ability to travel onsite to Norfolk, VA (estimated 1-2 times over the entire project duration)








PLEASE FOCUS ON CANDIDATES WITH GCP EXPERIENCE (Google Cloud architecture certification (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect) is a huge plus)




Project Description
The customer is a manufacturer supporting U.S. Navy submarine production, pursuing a strategic modernization of its manual, paper-based shop-floor operations. The business goal is to replace fragmented, paper-driven manufacturing processes with a proprietary AI-enabled workforce readiness platform that gives Foremen, Technicians, QC Inspectors, and Program stakeholders AI-generated work instructions, smart technician assignment, and real-time quality and compliance visibility. The engagement is delivered in two phases across six workstreams: a FedRAMP High/IL4-compliant Google Cloud Platform Landing Zone that establishes the secure cloud foundation, followed by platform development spanning a manufacturing data integration engine, data connector migration, Looker analytics, and a workforce enablement platform powered by four AI agents. Delivery is distributed across multiple delivery locations to balance the teams and specialized skill availability, all within the strict US-persons-only access controls required once the customer's Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) is in use.




Main Responsibilities
Platform Architecture & Technical Design: owns the platform's architecture and Technical Design Document
Owns the platform architecture and Technical Design Document, spanning the platform's role-based UI, RAG pipeline, and four AI agents.
Leads an early Assess & Design phase that all downstream platform build and AI/agent development work depends on.
API Design & RBAC/IAM Model: designs the platform's API layer and access-control model
Designs the platform's API layer and its role-based access control (RBAC) / IAM model, mapped explicitly to FedRAMP High/IL4 requirements.
Coordinates the RBAC/IAM design with the Network/Security Specialist to ensure it holds up through the CUI cutover and beyond.
KPI Tracking Framework: owns the framework that measures program success
Owns implementation of the KPI Tracking Framework defined during Discovery, turning the program's agreed success measures into a built, measurable capability during a subsequent build phase.
Ensures the framework can track improvement in workforce decision-making, supply chain risk reduction, and machinery reliability, the program's three original presales KPI targets.
Cross-Workstream Technical Authority: is the technical authority the platform Development Team builds against
Remains engaged across the full life of the program as the technical authority guiding the Full Stack Developer, AI/ML Engineer, Front End Developer, Back End Developer, and Mobile Developer.
Ensures the platform is architected with the customer's long-term expectation in mind that it evolves into a reusable product across the broader defense shipbuilding sector, not a single-client build.




Skills
Must-have
5 8+ years of solution/platform architecture experience, including AI-enabled enterprise platforms
API design experience for multi-persona, role-based platforms
RBAC/IAM design experience, including compliance mapping to frameworks like FedRAMP High/IL4
Experience defining or implementing KPI/measurement frameworks tied to business outcomes
Demonstrated ability to serve as end-to-end technical authority across a multi-role, multi-agent platform build
US-person status, consistent with the CUI/FedRAMP High/IL4 access restrictions governing this engagement
Nice-to-have
Experience architecting RAG-based or agentic AI systems
Google Cloud architecture certification (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect)
Manufacturing, industrial, or DoD-adjacent domain experience
Experience architecting platforms intended for reuse across multiple clients