SR. Google Cloud Platform Architect

Apex Systems is currently seeking a Remote Senior Cloud Architect to help build, define and reinvent Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS/PaaS) utilizing Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) for a large automotive retailer. This is an exciting opportunity for you to help enhance and customize the existing Google Cloud Platform landing zone and influence best practices and standards within the organization. What you will do? • Architect and design the Google Cloud foundation and platform for developers and engineers to operate. • Enhance the existing landing zone, making strategic changes and setting the organization up for success. • You are the Cloud SME on this team influencing change, standardization, governance and security. • Not only will you be the master mind behind the design but also helping to mentor, coach, and guide existing team members on how the cloud should operate moving forward. The expertise you will have: • 10+ years of overall industry experience • Solid experience integrating cloud platforms utilizing Google Cloud Platform • 1-2 projects implementing Google Cloud Platform into an organization. • Experience with Google Cloud Platform Services Including: o Compute Systems on Google Cloud (Compute Engine, App Engine, Container Engine) o Google Cloud Storage Systems (Objects, Files, RDBMS, NoSQL) o Security and IAM (Identity and Access Management) on Google Cloud Platform o Monitoring, Logging, Debugging and Tracing on Google Cloud Platform o Cloud computing concepts like Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), DNS, CDN, Load Balancing and Auto Scaling. • Solid understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform • Understanding of best practices utilized within DevOps, Containerization and Automation Technical Environment: • Google Cloud Platform BigData | BI • Google Anthos • GKE • Google Cloud Platform Deployment Manager • Cloud SQL / Spanner • Dataproc, BigQuery etc. • Stateful services like Kafka and Elasticsearch • Oracle • PCF • Tomcat • Legacy workloads • CRM/PeopleSoft • Kubernetes • AnsiblEEO Employer Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or