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DESCRIPTION

EPAM Google Cloud Practice is looking for a Google Cloud Platform Architect. As an Architect, you will be responsible for the design and development of next-generation hybrid cloud platform solutions and supervising their implementation across different clients and engineering teams, ensuring that the industry best practices are incorporated.

Position location and travel: US-wide, ability to travel 30% of the time as required.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Architecture design of holistic Cloud ecosystem with a focus on Google Cloud Platform capabilities and features
• Architecture design of Production, Staging/QA, and Development infrastructures running is 24/7 environments
• Robust and consistent Cloud Strategy design aligned with business objectives
• Provide guidelines for infrastructure migration approaches and techniques including numerous applications migration into the cloud including implementation of hybrid cloud solutions within regulated enterprise environments
• Evangelize Cloud computing expertise internally and externally to drive Cloud Adoption
• The candidate becomes a valuable member of EPAM's Google Solutions Practice in North America, providing Cloud expertise within the team

WHAT YOU HAVE

• In-depth cloud professional, competent of quickly establishing connections and credibility in how to address the business needs via design and operate cloud-based Architectures
• Strong written, verbal and mock-up skills
• Experience in Agile or PMI methodology managed projects is appreciated
• Experience in enterprise applications, solutions, and data center infrastructures
• Experience in platform and cloud migrations, including migration factory
• Work experience with geographically distributed teams and off-shore models
• GCP Certified Architect
• Implementation experience with identity management and networking segmentation in GCP across multiple VPC networks and multiple projects
• In-depth understanding and knowledge of distributed version control systems like Git
• Extensive experience with DevOps techniques and processes related to cloud solutions CI/CD tools like Terraform, Ansible, Chef, GCP Deployment Manager
• Broad knowledge of troubleshooting approaches and driving-to resolution technical integration issues across various platforms
• Solid understanding and practical knowledge of hybrid environments with operating systems that belong to Windows and *nix families, MS SQL Server and Oracle Database
• Strong understanding of concepts and experience with StackDriver and other cloud-based monitoring tools including application level and logging

NICE TO HAVE

• Creation of automated tooling for cloud platforms as well as monitoring and alerting purposes
• Experience in architecting and running consumer-facing applications in a hybrid, multi-cloud environment
• Experience with performance testing and tuning
• Experience with GCP based security hardening including IAM, ACL, firewall rules, data traffic encryption

WE OFFER

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Subsidized)
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (Company Provided)
• Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
• Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Legal Plan and Identity Theft Protection
• Accident Insurance
• Employee Discounts
• Pet Insurance