Principal Solution Architect (AWS-to-GCP Migration)

Principal Solution Architect (AWS-to-GCP Migration)

Location: Must be located in, or able to go to, the NY office on Mon, Tues, Wed, and Thurs

Duration: Long-Term Contract

Position Overview:

We are seeking a Senior Principal Solution Architect to provide end-to-end technical leadership for the migration of an Application Development Framework from AWS to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

This is a highly visible architecture and delivery leadership role responsible for defining the GCP target architecture, establishing the foundational cloud infrastructure required to host and develop applications, translating business and technical requirements into executable solutions, and directing distributed engineering teams through implementation.

The architect will work closely with key business and technology stakeholders in New York and Chicago , engineering and infrastructure teams, offshore delivery teams in India , and the Program Management Office (PMO) . The individual will be expected to operate across architecture, infrastructure, application development, security, DevOps, and program planning.

A critical aspect of this role is establishing the GCP landing zone and platform foundation required to support the Application Development Framework , including networking, identity and access management, security, environments, compute, containerization, CI/CD, observability, secrets management, infrastructure-as-code, connectivity, and operational governance.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on enterprise cloud architect and technical leader who can define the architecture, establish the infrastructure foundation, guide engineering teams, resolve complex technical issues, and help turn the overall migration strategy into an executable delivery plan.

Key Responsibilities:

1. AWS-to-GCP Migration Architecture:

• Own the end-to-end solution architecture for migrating the Application Development Framework from AWS to GCP.

• Assess the existing AWS application framework, infrastructure, services, integrations, security architecture, deployment processes, and operational model.

• Define the GCP target-state architecture and migration strategy.

• Develop AWS-to-GCP service mappings and determine where services should be:

• Rehosted
• Replatformed
• Refactored
• Re-engineered
• Replaced with native GCP capabilities

2. GCP Infrastructure Foundation and Landing Zone:

• A major responsibility of this role will be to design and establish the GCP infrastructure foundation required to support enterprise-scale application development and deployment.

• The architect will define the infrastructure architecture required before and alongside migration of the Application Development Framework.

3. Application Platform Architecture:

Define the GCP platform services required to provide a scalable and reusable foundation for application development.

4. DevOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code:

Define the engineering platform required to enable repeatable, automated deployment of the Application Development Framework and its applications.

5. Observability and Operational Readiness:

Design the operational architecture required to run the Application Development Framework reliably in GCP.

6. Application Environment Strategy:

Define how application development environments will be structured and managed across GCP.

7. Requirements Analysis and Solution Definition:

• Work directly with stakeholders in New York and Chicago to understand business objectives, technical requirements, constraints, and priorities.

• Lead requirements-gathering and discovery sessions.

• Translate business requirements into technical and architectural requirements.

• Define functional and non-functional requirements.

• Identify ambiguities and gaps and drive stakeholders toward resolution.

• Develop solution alternatives and clearly communicate architecture trade-offs.

• Maintain traceability between requirements, architecture decisions, technical deliverables, and implementation outcomes.

8. Technical Leadership of Offshore Delivery:

• Provide technical leadership and direction to offshore engineering and infrastructure teams in India.

• Translate architecture into actionable technical work packages.

• Establish implementation standards, acceptance criteria, architectural guardrails, and engineering patterns.

• Review technical designs and implementation approac…