Google Cloud Platform Architect

Overview

On Site
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2

Skills

Management
Level Design
Risk Management
Collaboration
Migration
Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud
Terraform
Ansible
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
IT Architecture
Virtualization
Storage
High Availability
NoSQL
Database
Cloud Computing
SQL
MongoDB
Java
Python
Scripting
HTML
Splunk
Dynatrace
Middleware
Messaging
IBM WebSphere MQ
Apache Tomcat
IBM WebSphere

Job Details

The Google Cloud Platform SME will provide deep technical expertise in designing, implementing, and managing cloud solutions on Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform). This role involves driving cloud adoption, leading modernization efforts, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enable scalable, secure, and efficient cloud architectures.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement core Google Cloud Platform technical architecture, low-level design, and risk mitigation strategies.

  • Guide teams on cloud-based solutions, tools, and cultural transformation for cloud adoption.

  • Work with Infrastructure and Cloud Ops teams to enable Landing Zones (LZ), project setup, and Google Cloud Platform migration tools.

  • Collaborate with application and platform teams for modernization and migration to Google Cloud Platform.


Technical Skills & Qualifications:

  • Expert-level knowledge of Google Cloud Platform services and best practices.

  • Certification: Google Cloud Professional certification (mandatory).

  • Strong experience with Terraform/Ansible and CI/CD principles.

  • Deep understanding of enterprise IT architecture, including virtualization, storage, HA, and DR.

  • Hands-on experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Firestore, MongoDB).

  • Programming: Java, Python scripting, HTML.

  • Observability tools: Splunk, Dynatrace, Logging.

  • Middleware & Messaging: IBM MQ, APIGEE, Google Pub/Sub, Apache Tomcat, WebSphere.


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