Job Description
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.
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
• 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
• 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:
Website: www.ztekinc.com
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.
Disclaimer:
Ztek is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Ztek is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at "To apply, click the Monster apply button" Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Ztek encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Ztek does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1324b.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Not available, WA |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1967 |
| Website | https://www.capgemini.com |
About Company
About Capgemini
A global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, Capgemini is at the forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of clients’ opportunities in the evolving world of cloud, digital and platforms. Building on its strong 50-year heritage and deep industry-specific expertise, Capgemini enables organizations to realize their business ambitions through an array of services from strategy to operations. Capgemini is driven by the conviction that the business value of technology comes from and through people. It is a multicultural company of over 200,000 team members in more than 40 countries. The Group reported 2018 global revenues of EUR 13.2 billion (about $15.6 billion USD at 2018 average rate).
Visit us at www.capgemini.com. People matter, results count.
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