GCP Cloud Architect

Adastra is a global IT company, offering premier class services and solutions in the area of Information Management. We work in international teams and on projects for leading global financial, automotive, telecommunications and insurance pioneers. We pride ourselves in accepting the challenge of mastering new technologies with each new task and in empowering our clients in achieving results. What gives us satisfaction is the opportunity to apply innovation in our jobs daily, inclusive of new areas such as Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Blockchain, Cloud, Data Monetization and Robotic Process Automation.

We are seeking a GCP Cloud Architect to join our Cloud Infrastructure team. This client-facing role will lead the assessment and discovery phase of a cloud transformation engagement, delivering a clear, defensible target-state GCP architecture and roadmap. The role involves working with technical and business stakeholders to evaluate current-state systems, identify risks and dependencies, and propose practical migration approaches.

Responsibilities:

• Lead technical assessment and discovery activities across the client’s enterprise technology and infrastructure landscape.
• Assess current-state architecture, networking, security, identity, and cloud readiness; identify technical, operational and organisational dependencies, risks and constraints.
• Define and document the target-state GCP architecture and transition approach, producing options analysis and evidence-based recommendations.
• Design or validate GCP landing zone architecture, including organisation/project hierarchy, IAM model, organisation policies, Shared VPC, hybrid connectivity, security controls, Cloud KMS, and logging/monitoring.
• Develop architecture principles, standards and artefacts to be used in subsequent transformation phases.
• Evaluate migration approaches for applications, infrastructure and data; contribute to migration sequencing and roadmap development.
• Collaborate with GCP Data Architects, Platform Engineers and other specialists to align cloud, data and platform architectures.
• Facilitate workshops and discovery sessions with technical and business stakeholders; translate technical findings into clear business implications.
• Produce executive- and stakeholder-ready documentation: current-state assessment, target architecture, options analysis, risks/dependencies, migration considerations and recommended roadmap.
• Act as a senior technical advisor for the client during the assessment, building stakeholder confidence through clear communication and high-quality deliverables.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise and infrastructure architecture, including cloud transformation initiatives.
• Proven track record of delivering 3+ large-scale cloud migration programmes from planning through execution.
• Proven experience leading at least one assessment and discovery phase for a major cloud migration or transformation programme.
• Demonstrable experience with landing zone design, Shared VPC and hybrid connectivity, IAM and organisation policy, VPC Service Controls and Cloud KMS.
• Experience with cloud target operating model (TOM) and retained-organisation design.
• Experience authoring and evaluating RFPs and strong decision-paper writing skills (options analysis plus defensible recommendation).
• Proven experience designing and implementing GCP architectures and participating in migration programmes, producing decision-ready artefacts.
• Strong understanding of logging, monitoring, governance, security and cost considerations on GCP.
• Ability to evaluate architecture options, articulate trade-offs and make clear, defensible recommendations backed by evidence.
• Excellent stakeholder management, workshop facilitation and written communication skills; capable of translating complex technical topics for non-technical audiences.
• Experience considering operational, organisational and governance implications alongside technical architecture.
• Fluent English; Bulgarian language capability is highly desirable given client location and stakeholder interactions.

Nice to Have:

• Google Cloud certifications such as Professional Cloud Architect or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tooling and cloud platform engineering.
• Experience with FinOps, cloud cost modelling and commercial considerations.
• Experience with enterprise data governance, metadata/catalogue solutions.
• Experience in the telecommunications industry, preferably within a large-scale enterprise environment.

What Adastra can offer you:

• Diverse career growth opportunities

• Extensive portfolio of technical trainings

• Access to certification programs

• Leadership and soft skills trainings

• Exposure to challenging projects in an international environment

• Opportunity to work with the latest technologies in the Data field

• Multicultural, dynamic, and learning-focused working environment

• Extended Additional Health insurance package

• Multisport cards

• Additional annual paid leave days

• Opportunity to work from home

• Recharge program for a better balance between work and personal commitments

• Referral bonus program

• Corporate social and charity initiatives and Events

• Regular team buildings and office parties

• Three office locations in Bulgaria with a relax and gaming area

Are you ready to join a dynamic team of Information Management professionals committed to deliver best-in class solutions and services to the world’s leading organizations? Apply now or send your resume in English. We thank all interested applicants and will only contact a short list of them.