Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Data Solution Architect Principle
Location: Durham, NC – REMOTE NOT AVAILABLE
What will you be doing day-to-day?
Distinguished Enterprise Architects are recognized as growing leaders in the field of
architecture. They develop architectures for complex projects that significantly impact the
businesses of their employers or clients. They identify client needs, apply industry knowledge,
and devise business and technology solutions to address those needs. Distinguished Architects
can deliver effectively across multiple business units and geographies.
What impact will you have in this role?
As an Distinguished Enterprise Architect, you will help us grow our Direct to Consumer digital
product line. You will design and create a 360-degree view of our consumers, helping to
identify a user as a person no matter what email or phone or login they use. You will know
more about them and their interest and experience, create personalized persona. You will
select the right technological solutions to deliver there business results. You will build strong
relationships with global stakeholders to present these conceptual Architectural presentations,
and inspire the business to adapt these solutions, with an end goal of successful adoption of the
new technology/solutions.
What experience do you need to be successful in this role?
● Engage and collaborate with business SMEs, CTOs and technical teams to understand business opportunities pain points, and define, refine and execute architecture vision
● Design high-volume, low-latency architectures for mission-critical applications that deliver high-availability and performance
● Ensure that architecture vision is clearly communicated to business leadership and delivery teams
● Provide architectural oversight throughout all phases of the IT project lifecycle
● Design secure, performant and resilient microservices within a globally dispersed, multi-tenant, cloud architecture
● Define target state architecture and develop phased roadmaps that front load business value and deliver critical capabilities
● Ensure that implemented solutions align with technical vision and comply with architecture design principles and best practices
What technical skills are required to be successful in this role?
● BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
● Experience working on large, transformational projects and a proven ability to bring disparate technical teams together around a shared architectural vision
● Must have repeated experience successfully directing significantly complex architecture initiatives, developing solutions that typically involve different stakeholders, multiple lines of business, many solution varieties, business transformations, international and/or global scale
● Must have made contributions to the architecture function within their company, such as development of training, or contributions to standards and best practices. They must also contribute to the development of other architects through teaching, coaching, and/or mentoring
● Strong communication skills and an ability to document and communicate complex architectural solutions in both business and technical terms
● Experience designing resilient and highly performant integrations in a globally distributed environment
● Experience with microservices and event-driven architecture
● Strong knowledge of Cloud Architecture with practical experience working in Azure, Google or AWS
Benefits
- 4 months parental leave
- 6 weeks of PTO
- Tuition reimbursement and continuous education
