Senior Cloud Architect (GCP) - Remote

Logistics at full potential. 

At GXO, we’re constantly looking for talented individuals at all levels who can deliver the caliber of service our company requires. You know that a positive work environment creates happy employees, which boosts productivity and dedication. On our team, you’ll have the support to excel at work and the resources to build a career you can be proud of.

***Candidates need to be in Central or Eastern Time Zone as this role works closely with our Europe Team***

Logistics at full potential.

The Cloud Architect manages application architecture requirements and operations in cloud environments.

As a subject matter expert, they must also actively contribute their knowledge of modern software development techniques and the design of services that utilize recent technologies and architecture to produce services that meet customers’ needs. As cloud technologies become increasingly complex, the services of cloud architects are essential to help an organization manage its cloud computing architecture.

Pay, benefits and more.

We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability and the opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Manage front-end platforms, servers, storage, and delivery and networks required to manage cloud storage.
• Work directly with stakeholders to comprehend solution problems and identify opportunities
• Work together with a team of application developers, engineers, and designers to deliver innovative technology solutions using Google public cloud services
• Responsible for collecting and defining technical requirements to enable business process and integrations
• Establish an approximate level-of-effort and staffing requirements for complex development projects
• Lead the team of engineers and IT specialists to design effective, efficient, scalable, and secure applications within the organization’s Cloud software platform
• Ensure that solutions created by the development team stick to technical architecture standards
• Responsible for writing and reviewing codes and contributing to all technical discussions and architecture planning
• Note down and maintain clear documentation and standards for cloud operations in the organization
• Stay up-to-date on emerging technology trends and promote an environment of learning
• Responsible for monitoring the production environment and advancing the obtainable monitoring setup as needed
• Sustain performance and availability of production systems in the Google public cloud infrastructure to achieve optimal uptime.

What you need to succeed at GXO:

At a minimum, you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field

• 3+ years of experience in production Cloud environments
• Knowledge of full software development lifecycle processes, enterprise application software installation and maintenance, integrating with third-party applications through API interfaces and other means
• Significant Technical knowledge of Cloud tools including but not limited GKE, Terraform, GitHub, Docker, GCP, GCE, GCVE, Cloud SQL, Appigee etc.
• Experience working in a team of IT professionals in executing his/her duties, so it is essential that they can work closely with clients and internal teams to organize activities and drive technical development projects
• Establish rapport and manage the relationship with the people/cross functional teams they have on their project team
• Possess good written and verbal communication skills to effectively articulate complex cloud reports and technical concepts to users, clients, development teams, and management.

It’d be great if you also have:

• 5+ years of experience in production Cloud environments
• Certifications: Cloud architects with Google Certified Solutions Architect certification are often preferred
• Have working knowledge of fundamental networking, security, and systems engineering concepts such as TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, Load Balancing, and SSL; understanding of scripting or programming languages such as shell script, Perl, Ruby or Python, practical knowledge of Infrastructure as Code solution such as Ansible, Puppet and Chef, hands-on experience in cloud provisioning tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, and experience in Linux operating system

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GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.

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All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

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