Senior Cloud Architect (Network & SRE)

About the role

The Senior Cloud Architect (Network & SRE) is a senior technical role responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the global network architecture on Google Cloud Platform. This position ensures high availability, performance, and security across distributed systems by bridging cloud networking and site reliability engineering disciplines. The role works closely with reliability and platform teams to optimize network performance and reliability as a critical part of the infrastructure strategy.

About Our Client: The organization operates in the enterprise conversational AI and digital transformation industry, providing a conversational cloud platform used by leading global brands. It addresses the challenge of enabling seamless, reliable, and secure interactions between businesses and consumers through conversational AI. Handling nearly a billion conversational interactions monthly, the company delivers rich data analytics and safety tools to optimize business outcomes at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable GCP network architectures including VPCs, Interconnects, Load Balancing, and DNS
• Implement Infrastructure as Code for networking components using Terraform
• Collaborate with SRE teams to resolve connectivity, latency, and performance issues
• Manage network security policies such as firewall rules, VPC Service Controls, and IAM roles
• Optimize cloud networking costs through traffic analysis and architecture improvements
• Apply reliability engineering principles in the network domain including capacity planning and monitoring
• Support engineering teams to onboard services meeting networking and reliability standards

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years experience in Cloud Architecture, Network Engineering, or SRE/DevOps
• Expertise in GCP networking components including VPC, Cloud Interconnect, and Load Balancing
• Proficiency with DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform
• Residency in the United States
• Experience with scripting languages like Python, Go, or Bash
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, Linux/network troubleshooting, and observability
• Ability to lead technical strategies and collaborate across teams

Pay

Salary range between $150,000 and $160,000 USD, with final compensation based on location, skills, experience, education, and certifications

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Disability insurance
• Flexible paid time off with manager approval
• Paid public holidays
• Remote-first work model with optional in-person workspace