Job Title: GCP Cloud Architect
Location: Chicago, IL
Position Type: Contract
Duration: 6 / 12 Month
Work Type: Onsite
Rate: Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Job Description:
Senior cloud architect responsible for designing, implementing, and governing GCP solutions for a global enterprise environment.
Lead architectural decisions, migration planning, and platform standardization across multiple business units.
Experience Requirements
• Minimum: 7+ years in cloud architecture and enterprise solutions
• Preferred: 10+ years with large-scale cloud transformations
• Industry: Enterprise architecture experience in regulated industries preferred
Technical Skills
Architecture & Design
• Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman)
• Cloud-native architecture patterns and microservices design
• Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architecture
• API design and integration patterns
• Security architecture and compliance frameworks
• Data architecture and analytics platforms
Platform & Infrastructure
• Infrastructure as Code and GitOps methodologies
• Container platforms and serverless architectures
• Networking and security design
• Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
• Cost optimization and FinOps practices
• Migration planning and execution strategies
GCP Skills (Required)
Core GCP Services (Expert Level)
• Compute: Full suite including GCE, GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions
• Storage & Databases: Cloud SQL, Spanner, Bigtable, Firestore, BigQuery
• Networking: Advanced VPC, Interconnect, Cloud DNS, Cloud Armor
• Security: Advanced IAM, Organization Policies, VPC Service Controls
• Analytics: BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Data Fusion
Advanced GCP
• Landing zone design and implementation
• Organization and project structure design
• Advanced networking (Shared VPC, peering, interconnects)
• Identity federation and hybrid connectivity
• Compliance and governance automation
• Multi-region architecture and data residency
Certifications (Required)
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect (Required)
• Additional Preferred:
• Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer
• Google Cloud Professional Security Engineer
• AWS/Azure equivalent certifications
Leadership: Experience leading technical teams and architecture reviews
• Communication: Excellent presentation skills for C-level executives
• Business Acumen: Understanding of business requirements and ROI analysis
• Vendor Management: Experience with cloud provider relationships
• Compliance: Knowledge of SOX, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and industry regulations
• Consulting: Client-facing experience and stakeholder management
ABOUT Ztek:
Ztek Consulting Inc is a minority- and woman-owned business enterprise that leverages a unique blend of human talent, machine learning algorithms, and artificial intelligence to provide customized talent management solutions for clients. Ztek’s diversity-focused hiring models have proven successful, particularly in hiring veterans. The company's veteran-focused hiring and deployment program, Z-V.E.T, matches skilled veterans with clients' needs in various areas.
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