Centroid Systems, Inc.
Google (GCP) Architect
Job Summary
The role involves designing and implementing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Candidates should possess in-depth knowledge of GCP services, cloud architecture, infrastructure automation tools like Terraform, and network security principles. Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills are essential, along with the ability to adapt and learn continuously. The position requires at least 2-3 years of hands-on GCP experience and familiarity with cloud migration projects.
Required Skills
Job Description
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Remote
Technical Skills:
- Deep Understanding of GCP Services: Needs to possess in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with a wide range of GCP services across compute (Compute, Kubernetes Engine & Cloud Functions), storage (Cloud Storage, Persistent Disk, Filestore), networking (VPC, Load Balancing, Cloud DNS, Cloud CDN), databases (Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Bigtable), data analytics (BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc), AI/ML (Vertex AI), security (Cloud IAM, Security Command Center), and more.
- Cloud Architecture Design: Ability to design and implement scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions on GCP, considering factors like high availability, disaster recovery, and performance optimization.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency in using IaC tools like Terraform or Google Cloud Deployment Manager to automate infrastructure provisioning and management.
- Networking: Strong understanding of network principles, including VPCs, subnets, firewalls, routing, load balancing, and network security.
- Security: Knowledge of cloud security best practices, identity and access management (IAM), data encryption, compliance standards, and security monitoring.
- Monitoring and Logging: Experience with GCP monitoring tools (Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging) and potentially other monitoring solutions like Prometheus or Grafana.
- Cost Management and Optimization: Ability to design solutions that are cost-efficient and to optimize existing deployments for cost reduction.
- Data Management: Understanding of data storage options, database technologies, and data integration patterns in GCP.
Soft Skills:
- Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to analyze complex technical and business requirements and design appropriate solutions.
- Excellent Communication and Presentation Skills: Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, present solutions, and document architectures.
- Collaboration and Teamwork: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including developers, operations, security, and business stakeholders.
- Business Acumen: Understanding of business drivers and the ability to align technical solutions with business objectives.
- Adaptability and Continuous Learning: The cloud landscape evolves rapidly, so a GCP Architect must be willing to continuously learn and stay updated with new services and best practices.
- Years of Experience: At least 2-3+ years of hands-on experience specifically with Google Cloud Platform. Experience in architecting and implementing cloud solutions is crucial.
- Cloud Migration Experience: Experience with migrating on-premises workloads or workloads from other cloud providers to GCP is a plus.
Centroid Systems, Inc.
Founded in 1997, Centroid is an award-winning global provider of managed cloud services and enterprise workload consulting across the major Hyperscalers.
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