GCP Cloud Solution Engineer - Director

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers seeks a Director-level GCP Cloud Solution Architect to guide multi-cloud strategy and implementation. You will drive data-centric cloud initiatives, lead cross-functional teams, and set standards for reliability, security, and cost management across GCP, AWS, and Azure.

Ideal candidate has 10+ years IT experience with cloud platforms and a track record in enterprise-scale data platforms, governance, and transformation roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of IT experience including Infrastructure, Applications or Data techs.

Responsibilities

• Provide cloud strategy and architectural leadership across GCP, AWS and Azure.
• Lead design and deployment of large-scale data solutions using GCP services (DataProc, Dataflow, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Looker).

Skills

IT leadership

Cloud architecture

Data solutions

Cloud platforms

SRE

Change management

Stakeholder alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Computer and Information Science

Management Information Systems

Tools

GCP/DataProc/Dataflow

BigQuery/Data storage

Pub/Sub/Cloud Data Fusion

Cloud Composer/Functions

Compute Engine/Looker

GKE/EKS/AKS

AWS/Azure services

Job description

About the job GCP Cloud Solution Engineer - Director

As a Sr. Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.

• Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
• Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
• Coach others recognise their strengths and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
• Analyze complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
• Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarizing key points.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Minimum Degree Required: Bachelors Degree
Required Fields Of Study: Computer and Information Science, Management Information Systems
Certification(s) Preferred: Google Certified Cloud Architect, Google Certified Data Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:
Demonstrates thought leader-level abilities with, and/or a proven record of success and specialization in directing efforts in the following areas:

• 10+ years of IT experience working on Infrastructure, Applications or Data technologies, 6+ years of experience on cloud platform and solutions, technologies that supports on cloud platforms (GCP, AWS & Azure)
• 6+ years of experience in design and development of large scale data solutions using GCP services like DataProc, Dataflow, Cloud Bigtable, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, Cloud Data Fusion, Cloud Composer, Cloud Functions, Cloud storage, Compute Engine, Looker and Cloud IAM
• Working knowledge related to Cloud Management Platforms, Virtualization Strategies, Automation and Orchestration Strategies, Public Cloud Platforms, Cloud Capacity/Performance Optimization, and Application Migrations to a Cloud Platform with a clear understanding of how an IT organization capitalizes upon technology to enable the business
• Working knowledge and skills in cloud container services (e.g. GKE, EKS, AKS), storage services (e.g. EBS), and database services (e.g. RDS); digital or infrastructure deployments that includes managing projects related to highly virtualized solutions, digital convergence, outsourcing or systems integrations, network engineering, and cybersecurity;
• Experience of defining cloud adoption strategy and transformation roadmap for large scale enterprise clients
• Experience in designing, architecting, implementation, and managing cloud infrastructure on leading Cloud platforms Google Cloud Platform, AWS and Azure.
• Experience with defining cloud operating model and managing cloud operations leveraging SRE
• Experience with event driven architecture and serverless technologies like Cloud functions, Cloud Run, AWS Lambda, Azure functions etc.
• Strong Experience in data management with an understanding of analytics and reporting
• Experience with database management, migration and transformation to cloud native DBs like Cloud SQL, Spanner, AWS Aurora, AWS RDS etc.
• Understanding of emerging technologies and latest cloud providers (GCP, Azure & AWS) services & solutions
• Use an analytical and data driven approach to drive a deep understanding of fast changing business
• Serving as a practice and team leader including enabling teams to generate a vision; establishing direction and motivating members; creating an atmosphere of trust; leveraging diverse views; coaching staff, encouraging improvement and innovation; and, leading by example, while working collaboratively as a member of a team and executing independently