Job Description
An Enterprise client, a consulting firm specializing in helping organizations transform their operations through AI, data, and cloud technologies, is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Architect to design and implement a secure and scalable Palo Alto Firewall architecture on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This contract role is essential for establishing a robust, automated network infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles. The architect will collaborate with cross-functional engineering and security teams to define requirements, document solutions, and guide deployment efforts across Production and Disaster Recovery environments.
Job Description
Architecture & Design
- Lead the design of a scalable Palo Alto VM-Series Firewall architecture across both Production and Disaster Recovery (DR) environments on GCP.
- Develop detailed network and security architecture blueprints, ensuring alignment with cloud governance, compliance frameworks, and best practices.
- Define automation strategies and tooling approaches using Terraform to support consistent, secure, and repeatable infrastructure provisioning.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Build reusable Terraform modules for Palo Alto firewalls, networking components, and supporting GCP resources.
- Document module inputs, outputs, dependencies, IAM requirements, and environment-specific configurations.
- Ensure IaC implementations adhere to versioning, security, and maintainability standards.
Deployment & Advisory
- Provide technical advisory and validation support throughout deployment and UAT phases.
- Validate architecture against functional and security requirements, test traffic flows, and ensure seamless integration with monitoring and logging systems.
- Support troubleshooting related to routing, firewall policies, and cross-environment connectivity.
Documentation & Knowledge Transfer
- Deliver comprehensive design documentation, reference architecture diagrams, and Terraform artifacts.
- Prepare implementation guides and operational runbooks to assist internal teams with ongoing maintenance.
• • Conduct knowledge transfer sessions with the client’s engineering teams to ensure smooth adoption and operational continuity.
Qualifications
Deep Technical Expertise
- Proven experience designing secure and scalable architectures on Google Cloud Platform , including VPCs, IAM, Load Balancers, Service Accounts, routing, and networking components.
- Hands-on experience implementing and managing Palo Alto Networks VM-Series firewalls or equivalent cloud-based firewalls.
- Strong understanding of cloud networking, firewall rule configuration, and traffic flow design.
Infrastructure as Code & Automation
- Recent, hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code methodologies.
- Ability to create reusable modules, enforce IaC best practices, and document dependencies and design patterns.
Architecture & Governance
- Skilled in reviewing cloud architectures and identifying bottlenecks or security gaps.
- Experience designing secure, automated GCP environments aligned with governance or compliance frameworks.
Communication & Leadership
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting complex technical concepts to engineering, security, and leadership teams.
- Strong documentation skills, including creating architecture diagrams, runbooks, and implementation guides.
Additional Information
- Eight weeks project!
- 100% remote opportunity!
Job Tags
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