We are looking for an experienced L5 Senior GCP Cloud and AI Architect to lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and enterprise-grade cloud and AI platforms on Google Cloud Platform.The role requires strong architectural depth across GCP infrastructure, networking, IAM, DevOps, platform engineering, and AI/ML services, with a specific focus on enabling Vertex AI-based GenAI and Agentic AI workloads.The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in architecting cloud-native platforms, defining landing zone patterns, implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, and enabling modern AI solutions using Vertex AI services, Gemini models, embeddings, RAG, and AI agent frameworks.Required Skills and ExperienceStrong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform architecture and implementation.Mandatory expertise in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.Strong knowledge of Vertex AI services, including Gemini models and enterprise GenAI capabilities.Ability to design and guide implementation of AI/ML and GenAI solutions on GCP.Experience designing secure and scalable GCP landing zones and multi-project architectures.Deep understanding of GCP IAM, security, governance, and policy enforcement.Strong experience with GCP networking, including VPC, Shared VPC, routing, firewall rules, VPN, Interconnect, Private Service Connect, and NCC.Experience with cloud-native services such as GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, and BigQuery.Strong DevOps knowledge, including CI/CD pipelines, container platforms, automation, and observability.Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and GKE architecture.