Role : GCP Architect Location : Remote (preferred east coast) Rate : $85/hr. Indent : SF_OP_200116-2-1
Role Summary
The Enterprise / Cloud Architect will lead the migration and enablement of a large, stateful, monolithic Java application to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The role requires deep expertise in RMI based architectures, stateful session management, DNS based service discovery, and high availability cloud design, ensuring seamless connectivity, session continuity, and protocol compatibility during and after migration.
Key Responsibilities
Architect and drive the migration of a large monolithic application to GCP while preserving existing functional and non functional behaviors
Design and validate RMI implementation on GCP, ensuring reliable client server connectivity
Implement QDRMI sessions and validate continuity of connected client sessions
Design and manage stateful session and connection management across cloud instances
Enable and validate QDRMI connectivity between client applications and GKE
Implement DNS based service discovery to replace fixed IP dependencies
Design DNS routing strategies to eliminate tight coupling with server IP addresses
Ensure binary protocol compatibility between on premise clients and cloud hosted services
Validate client session persistence during:
GCP instance restarts
Pod restarts and rescheduling in GKE
Collaborate closely with application, network, and platform teams to resolve connectivity, latency, and session management challenges
Define architectural guardrails, patterns, and best practices for stateful workloads on GCP
Review and validate architecture designs, PoCs, and implementation artifacts
Technical Skills & Expertise
Enterprise scale cloud architecture with strong focus on GCP