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# Google Cloud Platform Design Architect

- **Company:** Deloitte
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £117,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Infrastructure, High-Level Architecture, Network Topologies, Identity and Access Management, Release Management, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, HybridCloud
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5840913684

## About the Role

* Proven experience in complex, regulated environments with cloud-native infrastructure.
 * Strong knowledge of network topology, IAM, security controls, and operational tooling on GCP.
 * Experience producing formal architecture documentation and navigating governance processes.
 * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

## Description

Daily Rate breakdown
Traditional Daily Rate: £450
Agreed Contract Rate (ACR): £346.95
Equivalent Annual Salary: £90,206 + £10,887 holiday pay
Payroll provider: Rockford Payroll Info for Contingent Workers - Rockford Pay

This is an exciting opportunity to join Deloitte Operations for an engagement with one of our clients.

This contract position supports the banks programme, responsible for the end-to-end quality assurance, testing, and production release of Google Cloud Platform components within a hybrid cloud environment. The consultant will own the High Level Design Document (HLDD), drive governance approvals, and support platform readiness through Permit to Operate stages to General Availability.

Embedded within the banks programme team, the consultant will collaborate with platform engineers, enterprise architects, and security/risk stakeholders to deliver formal architecture artefacts and navigate governance and production approval processes.

 * Lead end-to-end production of the Atlas 2.0 GCP HLDD, covering network topology, landing zone architecture, IAM, data platform services, compute, security controls, and operational tooling.
 * Contribute to platform architecture design decisions and maintain the Architecture Design Register.
 * Prepare structured submission packs for Architecture Review Boards and Design Authority forums.
 * Own the design workstream across all Permit to Operate gates, ensuring documentation completeness and approval.
 * Hand over approved documentation and artefacts to operations at General Availability.
 * Deliver key artefacts including HLDD, governance and PTO evidence packs, design diagrams, and GA readiness reports.


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