Google Cloud Landing Zone Setup
Budget: $250 – $750 USD
I have an existing Google Cloud server that now needs to be turned into a complete landing-zone architecture covering Development, Testing, Production, and a dedicated Backup area. Everything must be built with Google Cloud native services—no third-party tooling—so I can keep operations simple and stay fully within the Google support model.
Scope of work
• Carve out separate projects or folders for each environment (dev, test, prod, backup) and link them through an organization-wide hierarchy.
• Implement VPC design, sub-networks, and firewall rules that enforce strict east–west and north–south traffic control, including default-deny policies with only the required ports opened.
• Apply environment-specific IAM roles and service accounts so access controls remain least-privilege while still practical for day-to-day work.
• Encode security policies and resource-quotas to prevent misuse and keep spend predictable.
• Set up automated backup routines in the backup environment and verify cross-project restore capability.
• Document the setup clearly so onboarding a new team member takes minutes, not hours.
Acceptance criteria
1. gcloud / Cloud Console shows four isolated environments with unique billing labels.
2. Firewall rule set matches the documented matrix and blocks all non-approved traffic.
3. IAM policy validation passes the Security Command Center posture check for each project.
4. A sample VM deployed in Development cannot talk to Production unless explicitly whitelisted.
5. Backups from Production can be restored in the Backup project within an RTO of 15 minutes.
Hand-off deliverables
• Infrastructure-as-code templates (Deployment Manager or Cloud Build YAML)
• Visio / Draw.io diagram of the overall architecture
• Step-by-step runbook (Markdown or Google Docs)
If you’ve built landing zones on Google Cloud before and can tick every box above, let’s get this infrastructure solidified.
Scope of work
• Carve out separate projects or folders for each environment (dev, test, prod, backup) and link them through an organization-wide hierarchy.
• Implement VPC design, sub-networks, and firewall rules that enforce strict east–west and north–south traffic control, including default-deny policies with only the required ports opened.
• Apply environment-specific IAM roles and service accounts so access controls remain least-privilege while still practical for day-to-day work.
• Encode security policies and resource-quotas to prevent misuse and keep spend predictable.
• Set up automated backup routines in the backup environment and verify cross-project restore capability.
• Document the setup clearly so onboarding a new team member takes minutes, not hours.
Acceptance criteria
1. gcloud / Cloud Console shows four isolated environments with unique billing labels.
2. Firewall rule set matches the documented matrix and blocks all non-approved traffic.
3. IAM policy validation passes the Security Command Center posture check for each project.
4. A sample VM deployed in Development cannot talk to Production unless explicitly whitelisted.
5. Backups from Production can be restored in the Backup project within an RTO of 15 minutes.
Hand-off deliverables
• Infrastructure-as-code templates (Deployment Manager or Cloud Build YAML)
• Visio / Draw.io diagram of the overall architecture
• Step-by-step runbook (Markdown or Google Docs)
If you’ve built landing zones on Google Cloud before and can tick every box above, let’s get this infrastructure solidified.
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