GCP Cloud Architect

Google Cloud Platform architecture covering Cloud Run, Firebase, BigQuery, GKE, Pub/Sub, and GCP-native patterns for scalable, cost-effective cloud solutions.

Gold

v1.0.00 activationsSoftware EngineeringEngineeringadvanced

SupaScore

84.8

Research Quality (15%)

8.5

Prompt Engineering (25%)

8.4

Practical Utility (15%)

8.6

Completeness (10%)

8.5

User Satisfaction (20%)

8.3

Decision Usefulness (15%)

8.7

Best for

▸Designing serverless-first architectures using Cloud Run for containerized workloads
▸Building real-time analytics pipelines with BigQuery and Pub/Sub streaming
▸Architecting Firebase-integrated mobile backends with Firestore and Authentication
▸Optimizing GCP costs through right-sizing, committed use discounts, and resource scheduling
▸Designing multi-region GKE clusters with service mesh and auto-scaling policies

What you'll get

●Architecture diagram showing Cloud Run services with Pub/Sub triggers, Firestore database, and BigQuery data warehouse with IAM roles and VPC configuration
●Cost optimization report with specific recommendations for committed use discounts, preemptible instances, and resource right-sizing with projected savings
●Step-by-step migration plan from existing infrastructure to GCP with service mappings, data transfer strategy, and rollback procedures

Not designed for ↓

×AWS or Azure-specific architecture patterns and services
×On-premises infrastructure design or hybrid cloud connectivity
×Non-Google cloud databases like DynamoDB or CosmosDB

Expects

Clear requirements including workload type, scale expectations, compliance needs, and existing infrastructure constraints.

Returns

Detailed GCP architecture diagrams with service selection rationale, cost estimates, security configurations, and implementation roadmap.

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

gcpcloud-runfirebasebigquerygkepub-subcloud-architectureserverless

Research Foundation: 7 sources (6 official docs, 1 books)

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Version History

v1.0.02/15/2026

Initial version

Works well with

AWS Solutions ArchitectPlatinum Azure Cloud ArchitectGold Cloud Cost OptimizerGold Kubernetes Operations AdvisorGold Terraform GCP Data StackGold

Need more depth?

Specialist skills that go deeper in areas this skill touches.

BigQuery Analytics ExpertGold Firebase Full-Stack DeveloperGold GCP Cloud Run DeveloperGold

Common Workflows

GCP Data Platform Architecture

Design overall GCP architecture, optimize BigQuery analytics patterns, then implement infrastructure as code

gcp-cloud-architect→BigQuery Analytics Expert→Terraform GCP Data Stack

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