Job Description
Job Description
We are looking for Cloud Architect for our client in Atlanta, GA
Job Title: Cloud Architect
Job Location: Atlanta, GA
Job Type: Contract
Job Description:
Responsibilities:
- This position will be responsible to consult with clients and propose architectural solutions to help move & improve infra from on-premise to cloud or help optimize cloud spend from one public cloud to the other.
- Be the first one to experiment on new age cloud offerings (specifically on GCP), help define the best practice as a thought leader for cloud, automation & Dev-Ops, be a solution visionary and technology expert across multiple channels.
- Continually augment skills and learn new tech as the technology and client needs evolve.
- Use the experience in multiple cloud platforms to drive the GCP cloud migration for customers.
- Provide leadership to project teams, and facilitate the definition of project deliverables around core Cloud based technology and methods.
- Define tracking mechanisms and ensure IT standards and methodology are met; deliver quality results.
- Participate in technical reviews of requirements, designs, code/ scripts and other artifacts.
- Identify and keep abreast of new technical concepts in GCP.
- Security, Risk and Compliance - Advise customers on best practices around access management, network setup, regulatory compliance and related areas.
- Have good working Experience on different cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, GCP with strong exposure and experience in GCP.
- Understands the Cloud Assessment methodology & Cloud Migration Framework, tools.
- Good assessment & analysis skills to be able to map the collected cloud attributes to the decision tree rules for cloud suitability, cloud migration patterns etc.
- Be able to define a target landing platform architecture & design.
- Be able to independently assess different cloud attributes and determine the relevant target state for migration.
- Very good knowledge of the cloud migration patterns like Re-host, Re-platform, Re-factor and be able to apply the relevant pattern based on client responses to cloud questionnaires.
- Explain & effectively communicate the target state, architecture & topology on GCP cloud to client stakeholders.
- Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, GKE).
- Strong experience in setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Github Actions, JFrog).
- Deep experience in at least one of these - infrastructure architecture, web application architecture, data architecture, integration architecture and excellent understanding in other cloud native solutions.
- Good understanding of the networking aspects on cloud, defining network security groups, policies, configuring load balancers, application gateways.
- Ability to learn/work with emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the Cloud/IT technology space.
- Ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries, build relationships, and achieve broader organizational goals.
- Ability to deliver results and work cross-functionally; engage/influence audiences and identify expansion engagements.
Desired Candidate Profile:
- Min 5 + years of experience on GCP as a Cloud Architect and 10 years across GCP/AWS / Azure overall.
- A technical graduate (BCA/MCA/B.Tech/M.Tech) with 10 to 12 Years of IT experience.
- At least 2 - 3 years of hands-on experience in Kubernetes and Anthos.
- At Least 4-5 years of experience in application Re-hosting, Re-platforming and Re-factoring.
- Strong in Scripting, such as Bash/PowerShell/Groovy.
- Expertise in Design/operations and maintenance of public/private cloud infrastructure, migration of services from on-prem to cloud.
- Should be results-oriented with broad IT network security experience to meet the challenging business needs in a global environment.
- Solid understanding of cloud services offered by Azure/AWS/GCP, specifically the infrastructure, security, IAM and application orchestration services along with managed services for building SaaS/ PaaS applications.
- Cloud migration and cloud consulting experience required primarily on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with MS Azure and AWS as secondary.
- Knowledge in multi and hybrid cloud design and maintenance.
- Scripting and automation skills: JSON, Ansible, Terraform, and Python.
- Network, Infrastructure and Security certifications on GCP (specifically Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), GCP Professional Cloud Kubernetes Engine Specialist, GCP Professional Cloud Kubernetes Engine Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Anthos Architect).
- Competent in people leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
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