GCP Cloud Architect (Remote Work)
About the position This is a client facing role supporting our Center Of Excellence (CoE) contributing to pre-sales activities, portfolio activities, customization and alliances for the Infrastructure Services Global Cloud Practice. The purpose of the role is to be the main customer facing point of contact for all cloud project and consulting work. The successful applicant will work closely with the customer ensuring a highly satisfied customer experience. This role includes ownership of technical, commercial and service elements related to cloud project engagements. Requirements • AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform Architecture experience with the appropriate vendor certification • Understanding of hybrid cloud solutions and experience of integrating public cloud into tradition hosting/delivery models • Strong understanding of cloud migration techniques (on premise to Cloud Platforms) • Experience with SAP on Azure solutions and implementation • Configuration and deployment experience in three or more of the following: o AWS apps technologies such as RDS, Elastic Beanstalk o Azure, Google Cloud or AWS IaaS Technologies o Deployed applications with Web UI frontends o Deployed application with RESTful/SOAP services interfaces o Experience building private AMI’s on VPC’s o LAMP Stack and Linux experience o High Availability and Disaster recovery implementations o Experience of designing and implementing application and infrastructure monitoring solutions • Experience architecting and deploying multi-tiered applications. • Experience in architecting security architectures across infrastructure and applications • Experience building and deploying multi-tier, scalable, and highly available applications using Java, Microsoft and Database technologies • Experience in performance tuning, including the following ; (load balancing, web servers, content delivery Networks, Caching (Content and API)) • Experience as principal technical lead on at least one major project. • Good understanding of application architectures • Demonstrable experience in the elicitation & specification of architectural, functional and non-functional requirements • A good appreciation of the cost drivers in systems delivery and operations and the commercial consequences of the technical decisions made by you and/or others • Ability to develop productive client relationships at different management levels and identify and develop opportunities for new business Nice-to-haves • AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform trained / certified architect – Professional Certification preferred • Architectural certification (e.g TOGAF) • Experience of implementing architectural governance and proactively managing issues and risks throughout the delivery lifecycle. • Good familiarity with the disciplines of enterprise software development such as configuration & release management, source code & version controls, and operational considerations such as monitoring and instrumentation • Experience of consulting or service provider roles (internal, or external); • Strong knowledge on software development methodologies like Agile/Scrum, Kan Ban etc. Broad understanding of enterprise project lifecycle • A good degree-level education is highly desirable • Team lead and programme or project management experience • Experience using database technologies like Oracle, MySQL is required and understanding of NoSQL, MongoDB is preferred. • ISO27001/2 certification • Redshift / Data warehouse experience • Extensive automation experience with either Chef or Puppet • Experience in designing or implementing data warehouse solutions is highly preferred. • DevOps experience Apply tot his job