Senior Cloud & Security Architect: Design Google Cloud environments and build them yourself

Location: Hybrid, Helsinki HQ or remote from Finland If you've watched a few "cloud is easy" promises break in production, and you still want to be the one who builds it properly, this role at Gapps is worth a look. Have you been thinking about your next career step, somewhere you'd get to actually do this? Maybe you're not actively looking for a new role right now, but maybe you've been thinking: You'd like to design the architecture and write the code for it too. You want real ownership of infrastructure and security decisions, with clear priorities from leadership. You're tired of hand-offs where one person designs, and someone else builds. You want colleagues sharp enough to spar with every day. At Gapps, we’ve learned that senior cloud experts want to get to know potential future employers well before they’re ready to make a move. We also want to connect with Senior Cloud Architects early -before there’s an urgent hiring need. If that sounds like you, this is your invitation to start the conversation with us. What this role is about, in short ✅ Purpose: You'll design and build Google Cloud environments for our customers end to end: networks, IAM, security controls and guardrails, and the platforms their teams deploy on. At Gapps, the architect builds what they design, in code. 💬 "At a lot of consulting companies, an architect designs something and stops there. Someone else builds it," says Eelis Orvas , our Principal Cloud & Security Architect. Architecture, customer conversations and the build are all one job here, and the build stays with you. Eelis puts that part bluntly: "Here, at Gapps, if you design it, you build it too, and all of it happens in code. You need to be technical." ✅ Location: Hybrid role in Finland. Work remotely or from our Helsinki HQ (Kalasatama). What we care about is impact and ownership. There's no required number of office days. ✅ Growth: You can grow toward principal-level architecture or deeper into security. There's also room to shape how Gapps builds its cloud services, including AI-related work for customers. ✅ Team: You'll join our Google Cloud team, where tenures range from 8 months to nearly 10 years. Everyone is usually deep in a different customer's problem, and the team meets in a 30-minute daily standup where blockers surface and people offer help. ✅ No bench: We hire when there's work. Nobody is brought in to sit and wait for a project to start. ✅ Compensation: Salary range for senior cloud talents 72 000–90 000 € / year depending on your experience and seniority. Principal-level profiles discussed individually. 🚫 Why this probably isn't for you: At Gapps, the architect also builds. If you'd rather design and hand the build to someone else, this won't fit. The work is customer work, and you'll often spend long stretches inside one customer's environment or development team. If you want a purely internal role, this probably won't feel right. We also ask what you want to build next. If the honest answer