Job Summary: We are seeking a senior, cloud-solution-oriented professional with experience in Google Cloud to lead architecture teams, define patterns and strategies, and mentor technical staff. Key Highlights: 1. Technical leadership and ability to mentor teams. 2. Define and evolve reference architecture on Google Cloud Platform. 3. Drive adoption of containers optimized with GraalVM Native Image. **Company Description** Inetum is a European leader in digital services. The Inetum team of 28,000 consultants and specialists strives daily to deliver digital impact for enterprises, public-sector entities, and society. Inetum’s solutions aim to enhance customer performance and innovation, as well as the common good. Present in 19 countries with an extensive network of delivery centers, Inetum partners with leading software vendors to address digital transformation challenges with proximity and flexibility. **Job Description** The profile we seek is senior and cloud-solution-oriented. Prior experience in a Google Cloud environment is a plus. A candidate with experience participating in architecture teams: * Define architectural patterns, trade-offs (cost, performance, scalability, vendor lock-in), and establish technical standards. * Define CI/CD, observability, resilience, and execution modes. * Define security strategy. * Technical leadership and ability to **mentor** teams. * Strategic vision: balance cloud-native approaches while avoiding vendor lock-in. * Negotiation and motivation skills. * Communication and people management skills. * Translate business needs into technical solutions; anticipate future challenges. * Integrate emerging technology trends and evaluate their adoption. ***Key Responsibilities*** * Define and evolve the **reference architecture** on **Google Cloud Platform (GCP)**, ensuring scalability, resilience, and security. * Design and guide implementation of **Java-based microservices (Spring Boot/Spring Cloud)**, applying **hexagonal architecture (ports and adapters)** and DDD principles. * Lead the transition toward modern architectures (serverless, event-driven — medium-term). * Drive adoption of **containers optimized with GraalVM Native Image**, improving startup times and efficiency in Cloud Run and GKE environments. * Establish best practices for **observability, structured logging, and distributed tracing**. * Collaborate with development, DevOps, and security teams to define **CI/CD pipelines** and automated workflows using **GitHub Actions**. * Ensure proper governance of **code repositories on GitHub**, applying best practices for branching, code reviews, and security. * Provide technical mentorship and support strategic architecture decision-making. **Requirements** ***Technical Requirements*** * ***Java (8–17)*** with advanced experience in ***Spring Boot / Spring Cloud***. * Experience applying ***hexagonal architecture*** (ports and adapters) and design patterns promoting decoupling and testability. * Experience generating ***native images with GraalVM Native Image*** for containers, using multi-stage Docker and runtime optimization (distroless/scratch). * Experience in synchronous and asynchronous distributed architectures. * Experience with caching and persistence layers. * Experience in ***Google Cloud Platform (GCP)***: GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub (desirable), IAM. * Solid knowledge of ***containers and orchestration*** (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm/Kustomize). * Knowledge of ***API Management***: Apigee (ideal) or equivalent solutions. * Source code management with ***GitHub***: branching strategies (GitFlow, trunk-based), code reviews, permission controls. * Familiarity with ***GitHub Actions*** and integrated ***CI/CD workflows*** with GCP (Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, deployments to Cloud Run/GKE). * ***Infrastructure as Code (IaC)***: Terraform with modules for GCP. * ***Security***: OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, integration with Keycloak/Auth0/IAP. * ***Observability***: Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, Trace, OpenTelemetry. **Additional Information** **Soft Skills:** * Ability to provide technical support and leadership to development teams. * Fluent communication with backend, frontend, DevOps, QA, and security teams. * Proactivity, positive attitude, and eagerness to grow alongside the team