Google Cloud Platform Network Architect

Role: Google Cloud Platform Network Architect

Work Location: USA, Remote

11/30/2026 to 09/30/2027

Job Description

The Network Lead Architect is responsible for helping the organization provide secure, available, and high-performing network and telecommunications services across enterprise environments. As an architect, this role combines domain expertise, disciplined delivery, and effective stakeholder engagement to produce secure, supportable, and measurable outcomes. The role works across business, delivery, engineering, operations, security, and supplier teams as required.

Key Responsibilities

Own designs, standards, roadmaps, and technical decisions from concept through operational acceptance.

Design, configure, monitor, and support network connectivity, routing, switching, security, and related services.

Diagnose incidents and performance issues using monitoring, telemetry, and structured troubleshooting.

Plan and execute changes, upgrades, testing, and lifecycle activities with controlled risk.

Maintain network standards, inventories, diagrams, configurations, and operational documentation.

Set priorities, clarify accountability, coach contributors, and provide concise updates and recommendations to governance forums.

Apply organizational security, privacy, risk, compliance, change, and documentation requirements to all assigned work.

Define or track meaningful measures and use evidence, feedback, and lessons learned to drive continual improvement.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

8+ years of relevant experience in network and telecommunications or a closely related environment.

Demonstrated knowledge of the methods, tools, controls, and lifecycle practices relevant to the Network Lead Architect role.

Experience working in complex enterprise environments with multiple technical teams, service providers, and stakeholders.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.

Ability to manage priorities, risks, dependencies, and deadlines while maintaining quality and customer focus.

Proven ability to lead decisions, influence senior stakeholders, and create accountability across organizational boundaries.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting large-scale transformation, transition, modernization, or managed-service environments.

Knowledge of ITIL, Agile, DevOps, SIAM, and continual-improvement practices as relevant to the role.

Experience operating in regulated, security-conscious, or contractually governed environments.

Familiarity with automation, analytics, and modern cloud-enabled service-delivery practices.

Certifications Preferred

Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, or equivalent role-relevant certification

Relevant cloud networking certification

ITIL Foundation

Key Competencies

Network Lead Architect

Enterprise networking

Network security

Monitoring and troubleshooting

Change and lifecycle management

Technical documentation

Leadership and decision making

Stakeholder communication

Risk and issue management

Continual improvement"