GCP Cloud Architect

Immediate need for a talented GCP Cloud Architect. This is a Fulltime opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Seattle, WA (Hybrid). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.
 
Job ID:25-88457
 
Pay Range: $150000 - $200000/annum.  Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Architectural Design and Planning:
• Develop cloud architecture solutions leveraging GCP services such as Compute Engine, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL, and Kubernetes Engine.
• Translate business and technical requirements into scalable and secure cloud designs.
• Define architecture blueprints, best practices, and cloud standards for deployment.
• Cloud Migration Strategy:
• Assess existing systems, workloads, and data to determine cloud migration strategies.
• Design migration plans for applications, data, and infrastructure to GCP.
• Optimize resource utilization during migration to ensure minimal downtime and cost efficiency.
• Implementation and Deployment:
• Lead the setup and configuration of GCP environments, including VPCs, IAM policies, firewalls, and hybrid connectivity.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Deployment Manager, or Ansible.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration.
• Performance and Cost Optimization:
• Monitor and optimize cloud resource usage for performance and cost-efficiency.
• Implement solutions for high availability, disaster recovery, and auto-scaling.
• Leverage tools like Stackdriver for observability, logging, and monitoring.
• Security and Compliance:
• Design cloud architectures with a strong focus on security and regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
• Implement identity and access management (IAM) best practices.
• Ensure data protection, encryption, and secure network configurations.
• Stakeholder Collaboration and Leadership:
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, and product teams, to align cloud architecture with business goals.
• Conduct architectural reviews, present proposals, and lead discussions with stakeholders.
• Mentor and guide team members on GCP best practices and emerging technologies.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Key Skills: GCP/Migration/ Kubernetes Engine (GKE)/ BigQuery .
• Technical Expertise
• Extensive hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, including but not limited to:
• Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and App Engine
• BigQuery, Cloud Storage, and Dataflow
• Pub/Sub and Cloud Functions
• Strong understanding of cloud networking (VPC, VPN, Interconnect, DNS).
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Deployment Manager.
• Experience in designing and implementing microservices architectures and containerized workloads.
• Cloud Architecture and Migration Experience
• Proven experience designing cloud-native and hybrid solutions.
• Expertise in cloud migration strategies for workloads and data.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to articulate and document architecture decisions and trade-offs.
• Collaborative mindset to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• GCP certifications (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Data Engineer).
• Experience with multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and tools like Jenkins or GitOps.
• Knowledge of AI/ML services on GCP (Vertex AI, AutoML).
• Security certifications (e.g., CCSP, CISSP) are a plus.

Our client is a leading Telecom Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
 
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