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GCP Cloud Architect

Synechron
Charlotte, USA
Full-time
Senior · 10+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 3 weeks ago
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Responsibilities:

  • Architectural Design: Design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions using Google Cloud services (e.g., Compute Engine, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Functions, API Gateway).
  • Client Consultation: Engage with clients to gather requirements, provide technical guidance, recommend best practices for cloud adoption and migration.
  • Sales Support: Collaborate with business development teams to build client proposals and to respond to formal bids.
  • Technical Leadership: Lead architectural reviews and provide technical direction to development teams, ensuring alignment with established Google Cloud standards and practices.
  • Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, deployment plans, and operational procedures.
  • Performance Optimization: Evaluate existing cloud infrastructures and identify opportunities for optimization, cost reduction, and performance enhancement.
  • Availability and Reliability: Design and implement strategies to ensure high availability and reliability of cloud solutions, including failover mechanisms, disaster recovery, and redundancy planning.
  • Security Compliance: Ensure that cloud solutions adhere to industry security standards and compliance requirements, implementing necessary controls and monitoring.
  • Automation: Extoll the virtues of an “automate everything” mentality to help our clients extract maximum value from their Cloud investments.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with Engineering, DevOps, development, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of solutions.
  • Stay Updated: Keep abreast of the latest Google Cloud developments, tools, and methodologies to continuously improve cloud architecture practices.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of overall professional experience
  • 5+ years of experience in cloud architecture and solution design, with a focus on Google Cloud.
  • Strong understanding of Google Cloud services and modern architecture best-practice (e.g. event-based, serverless).
  • Demonstrable experience designing and building foundational Landing Zone services and integrations
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Proficient in scripting and infrastructure automation (e.g., Terraform, Python, Infrastructure Manager).
  • Familiarity with use of CI/CD pipelines and a strong proponent of DevOps practices.
  • Strong understanding of adjacent core technologies including Networking and Identity & Access Management
  • Familiarity with IT Service Management (ITSM) practices
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to document and present complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to break down requirements into actionable tasks and communicate these to stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • A proactive and adaptable mindset suited to a dynamic support environment
  • Experience with other Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, OCI) is highly advantageous.
  • Experience in financial services (banking/vendor/consulting) or other highly regulated industry is highly desirable.
  • Google Cloud Certified – Professional Cloud Architect
  • Google Cloud Certified – Professional Cloud Data Engineer
  • We offer:
  • A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
  • A multinational organization with 58 offices in 22 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
  • 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
  • Maternity & paternity leave plans.
  • A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
  • Retirement savings plans.
  • A higher education certification policy.
  • Commuter benefits (varies by region).
  • Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
  • On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
  • Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
  • Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
  • A flat and approachable organization.
  • A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.
  • S YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
  • Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.
  • All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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