Google Cloud Platform Design Architect
Deloitte - Recruitment Greater London, England, United Kingdom · £117K/yr
Business Consulting and Services · 10,001+ employees
About the role
The consultant will lead the end-to-end production of the GCP High Level Design Document and manage governance approvals within a hybrid cloud environment. They are responsible for ensuring platform readiness through Permit to Operate stages and delivering key architecture artefacts to operations.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform architecture and design within complex, regulated environments. Strong proficiency in network topology, IAM, security controls, and formal architecture documentation is required.
Full description
Google Cloud Platform Design Architect Contract Role Start Date: ASAP
Contract Length: Till the end of 2026
Location: London or Glasgow - 3x days onsite
Client: Investment Banking Day Rate: £450 inside IR35 via Rockford Payroll
Daily Rate breakdown
Traditional Daily Rate: £450
Agreed Contract Rate (ACR): £346.95
Equivalent Annual Salary: £90,206 + £10,887 holiday pay
Payroll provider: Rockford Payroll Info for Contingent Workers - Rockford Pay
This is an exciting opportunity to join Deloitte Operations for an engagement with one of our clients.
Role Overview
This contract position supports the banks programme, responsible for the end-to-end quality assurance, testing, and production release of Google Cloud Platform components within a hybrid cloud environment. The consultant will own the High Level Design Document (HLDD), drive governance approvals, and support platform readiness through Permit to Operate stages to General Availability.
Role Overview
Embedded within the banks programme team, the consultant will collaborate with platform engineers, enterprise architects, and security/risk stakeholders to deliver formal architecture artefacts and navigate governance and production approval processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end production
of the Atlas 2.0 GCP HLDD, covering network topology, landing zone architecture, IAM, data platform services, compute, security controls, and operational tooling.
- Contribute to platform
architecture design decisions and maintain the Architecture Design Register.
- Prepare structured
submission packs for Architecture Review Boards and Design Authority forums.
- Own the design workstream
across all Permit to Operate gates, ensuring documentation completeness and approval.
- Hand over approved
documentation and artefacts to operations at General Availability.
- Deliver key artefacts
including HLDD, governance and PTO evidence packs, design diagrams, and GA readiness reports.
Required Skills & Experience
- Deep expertise in Google
Cloud Platform architecture and design.
- Proven experience in
complex, regulated environments with cloud-native infrastructure.
- Strong knowledge of network
topology, IAM, security controls, and operational tooling on GCP.
- Experience producing formal
architecture documentation and navigating governance processes.
- Excellent stakeholder
management and communication skills.
