Google Cloud Solution Architect

About the Position

We are seeking a Google Cloud Solution Architect to design and implement secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions for our DevOps teams. As a trusted advisor and consultant, you will help teams throughout their cloud adoption journey by co-designing architectures, sharing best practices, and promoting cloud cost awareness.

This role is part of the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE), which aims to provide a scalable, secure, reliable, and automated cloud platform that enables efficient and sustainable cloud adoption across ASML. The CCoE drives business value through cloud innovation, operational excellence, governance, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and expertise for cloud adoption initiatives, with a primary focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and secondary support for Microsoft Azure.
• Guide DevOps teams in designing and implementing ASML-compliant, secure, scalable, and maintainable cloud architectures.
• Act as a trusted advisor and consulting partner throughout the cloud adoption lifecycle, helping teams overcome technical and organizational challenges.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for DevOps teams and represent the Cloud Center of Excellence as a cloud ambassador.
• Promote FinOps practices and educate teams on cloud cost optimization, governance, and efficient resource utilization.
• Evaluate, test, and adopt emerging cloud technologies, providing hands-on support where required to validate solutions or accelerate implementation.
• Identify platform or service gaps and collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to continuously improve the cloud experience.
• Design and review architectures for cloud-native, hybrid-cloud, and data-driven solutions.
• Enable infrastructure automation through Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.
• Produce and maintain solution architecture documentation, design decisions, implementation guidelines, and operational runbooks.
• Design, develop, and support AI-driven solutions, including copilots, intelligent assistants, and automation capabilities that enhance productivity and knowledge sharing across CCoE and its customers.
• Contribute to cloud governance, security, compliance, and operational excellence initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Cloud Solution Architect, Cloud Architect, or similar role.
• Proven experience working within large, international organizations or global service delivery environments.
• Expert-level knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is required; Microsoft Azure experience is highly desirable.
• Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and operating GCP infrastructure services, including: Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), VPC Networking, Cloud Storage, IAM and security services.
• Proven experience designing and implementing platform services on GCP, including: Cloud Run, App Engine, Cloud SQL, Firestore, Bigtable, BigQuery, Dataproc.
• Experience implementing modern CI/CD solutions using Cloud Build, Cloud Deploy, GitHub, and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
• Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, microservices, and container platforms.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, networking, identity management, and governance principles.
• Experience with modern data platforms, data integration patterns, and cloud-based analytics solutions.
• Engineering and software development experience within Agile and DevOps environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across infrastructure, platform, and application layers.
• Experience designing and implementing AI solutions, including generative AI platforms, copilots, agents, and knowledge-assistant solutions.
• Strong customer orientation with excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Self-motivated and capable of operating independently in a dynamic environment.
• Recognized subject matter expert with a collaborative mindset and passion for knowledge sharing.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities and ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
• Excellent documentation and technical writing skills.
• Passion for innovation, continuous learning, and adoption of emerging technologies.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical, scalable, and sustainable cloud solutions.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Be part of a team that drives cloud innovation and operational excellence.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Opportunity for professional growth and development.

About the Company

ASML is a global leader in systems and services for the semiconductor industry. We are committed to providing our customers with the most advanced and reliable solutions to meet their needs.