Referral Only- GCP Solution Architect

Referral Only- GCP Solution Architect

Location

This is a Hybrid role based in Nashville, Tennessee.

About the job you're considering

Capgemini is hiring a Senior Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Solution Architect responsible for designing, governing, and delivering secure, scalable, and highly available cloud‑native solutions. This role provides end‑to‑end technical leadership across GCP architecture, Kubernetes, microservices, DevOps/GitOps, security, observability, and cloud modernization initiatives, while supporting pre‑sales engagements, enterprise migrations, and large‑scale transformation programs.

Your role

• Provide end‑to‑end architecture leadership for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) solutions across enterprise programs.
• Design and govern secure, scalable, and highly available cloud‑native architectures on GCP.
• Lead architecture and delivery across Kubernetes (GKE), microservices, DevOps/GitOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation.
• Define and enforce enterprise‑grade cloud standards, architectures, and best practices.
• Architect and guide large‑scale cloud migration and modernization initiatives, including legacy platform transformation.
• Design and oversee GCP networking, IAM, security, encryption, and compliance architectures.
• Collaborate with engineering, platform, and security teams to ensure consistent architecture implementation.
• Support pre‑sales activities, solution design, technical proposals, and customer presentations.
• Engage directly with customers and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Provide technical guidance across DevOps and GitOps pipelines, CI/CD workflows, and automation strategies.
• Define observability strategies, including logging, monitoring, tracing, and alerting.
• Mentor engineers and architects, influencing multiple teams across delivery programs.
• Partner with delivery, SRE, and operations teams to ensure performance, reliability, and availability targets are met.
• Own architectural outcomes and drive alignment across large, complex transformation initiatives.

Your skills and experience

• Minimum 12+ years as a Senior or Lead Cloud Architect, with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Strong hands‑on experience with GCP core services, including compute, storage, networking, and managed services.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes and GKE, including containerized microservices architectures.
• Strong experience designing and implementing cloud‑native and microservices‑based solutions.
• Proven experience leading enterprise cloud migrations and modernization programs.
• Strong knowledge of GCP IAM, security, encryption, networking, and governance models.
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps/GitOps practices.
• Strong experience with infrastructure automation, including Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience defining and implementing observability frameworks, including monitoring, logging, and tracing.
• Ability to operate in customer‑facing roles, including pre‑sales, architecture reviews, and executive discussions.
• Strong architectural leadership skills with the ability to influence across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Strong mentoring and leadership skills to develop engineers and architects.
• Comfortable working across pre‑sales, delivery, and transformation programs.
• Capable of managing multiple concurrent priorities in complex enterprise environments.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across onshore and offshore teams.
• Commitment to security, reliability, scalability, and engineering excellence.

Compensation

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is $88,544 to $207,401. Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable pay transparency laws. The actual compensation offered may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction.

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation 12‑25 days, depending on grade; Company paid holidays; Personal Days; Sick Leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada).
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada).
• Life and disability insurance.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility.

Important Notice

Compensation (including bonuses, commissions, or other forms of incentive pay) is not considered earned, vested, or payable until it becomes due under the terms of applicable plans or agreements and is subject to Capgemini’s discretion, consistent with applicable laws. The Company reserves the right to amend or withdraw compensation programs at any time, within the limits of applicable legislation.

Disclaimers

Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. Capgemini also participates in the Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR) program which supports meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities across Canada by promoting fairness, accessibility, inclusion and respect. We value the rich cultural heritage and contributions of Indigenous Peoples and actively work to create a welcoming and respectful environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.