Google Cloud Platform Network Admin

Role: Google Cloud Platform Network Admin Location: 100% Remote Duration: Long-Term • Design and deploy Google Cloud Platform network architectures including VPCs, subnets, firewalls, Cloud NAT, VPNs, Interconnect, and Private Service Connect. • Develop and maintain Terraform modules to automate network provisioning and configuration. • Collaborate with cloud architects, security teams, and application owners to define networking requirements and implement best practices. • Ensure network security, compliance, and performance optimization across Google Cloud Platform environments. • Troubleshoot and resolve network-related issues in Google Cloud Platform environments. • Integrate network automation into CI/CD pipelines and change management workflows. • Document network designs, Terraform modules, and operational procedures. • Stay current with Google Cloud Platform networking innovations and contribute to internal knowledge sharing. • Design reusable, versioned Terraform modules following best practices (DRY, least privilege, environment isolation) and enforce standards using Terraform Cloud / Terraform Enterprise or CI-based validations. • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) governance using policy-as-code (Sentinel / OPA), automated validations, and drift detection. • Architect and implement end-to-end cloud network solutions aligned with business, security, and scalability requirements across multi-project and multi-environment Google Cloud Platform setups. • Design and support networking for GCE workloads, including custom images, service accounts, startup scripts, load balancing, and secure access patterns. • Architect and manage GKE networking including VPC-native clusters, IP aliasing, private clusters, ingress/egress design, Workload Identity, and integration with Cloud Load Balancing. • Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of GKE and GCE resources using Terraform and integrate with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, etc.). • Design hybrid and multi-cloud network architectures, including on-prem connectivity, DNS integration, and identity-aware access patterns. • Implement network observability and monitoring using Cloud Monitoring, VPC Flow Logs, Network Intelligence Center, and integrate alerts into operational workflows. • Drive secure-by-design architectures, embedding zero-trust principles, least-privilege IAM, private access patterns, and segmentation across compute and container platforms. • Optimize network and platform cost, performance, and reliability, including right-sizing, load balancing strategies, and traffic optimization fE and GKE. • Provide technical leadership and review solution designs, Terraform PRs, and architecture proposals to ensure consistency and compliance with enterprise standards. • Support platform scalability and resilience through high-availability and disaster recovery designs for compute and containerized workloads. • Mentor engineers and contribute to internal architecture standards, reference designs, and runbooks related to Google Cloud Platform networking, Terraform, and Kubernetes. • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams by guiding architecture decisions, reviewing Terraform and network designs, driving best practices, and enabling consistent, highquality cloud solutions across teams.