Description

• Chosen resource must demonstrate these capabilities through actual work experience not merely training:
o Expert knowledge of Google cloud services and have an Active Google Cloud Associate or Professional certification.

o Demonstrated ability to research, analyze, and evaluate existing and proposed business systems and procedures, develop requirements and identify Google cloud centric system solutions in detailed measurable terms that achieve optimum performance and cost effectiveness.

o Knowledge of industry developments, business information systems and practices, development methods, procedures, standards, techniques, Agile application life cycle, test driven development, continuous integration of code development, and current cloud technologies, in particular Google cloud.

o Experience leading the design, development and deployment of performant cloud business software, in particular Google cloud, at scale or current hands-on technology infrastructure, network, compute, storage, and virtualization experience.

o Ability to integrate cloud services, in particular on Google cloud, with other SaaS or on-premise technologies from leading vendor products Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, HP, Linux, SAP, etc.

o Experience with IT compliance and risk management requirements in a regulated environment such as SOX and PCI for cloud applications, in particular on Google cloud.

o Ability to automate complex tasks, in particular on Google cloud, using scripting or coding skills, or similar current automation tools (e.g., shell, Python, Ruby, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, Chef, or Puppet).

o Knowledge of information systems enterprise-wide architecture including knowledge of a wide range of foundational technology such as cloud services, servers and storage, virtualization, high availability, performance analysis and management, and enterprise infrastructure monitoring for highly available web-scale systems.

• Chosen resource should exhibit through actual work experience not merely training:

o Ability to communicate, orally and in writing, sufficient to develop and present management briefings; provide written and/or verbal guidance on technical issues; and prepare/present recommendations and reports.
o Using design patterns for building scalable and maintainable applications/solutions.
o Clearly document code, models, and technical solutions.
o Proficiency in Generative AI and prompt engineering.
o Continuous learning and adaptability in a very large IT organization.
o Communicating complex technical concepts to both technical and executive stakeholders.
o Troubleshooting software and technical implementations in large-scale enterprise ecosystems.
o Understanding of concepts like CI/CD, containerization, and deployment strategies for Kafka components in large-scale production environments.
o Querying and managing data in both SQL and NoSQL databases.
o Proficiency creating technical diagrams with products like Microsoft Visio or Draw.io.
o Proficiency creating technical design and architecture documents in Microsoft Word.
o Proficiency creating business and technical presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint.
o Proficiency creating data representations, charts and reports in tools such as Microsoft’s Excel worksheets and Power BI.
o Works on high-visibility, or mission critical aspects of a given program, and performs all functional duties independently.
o Oversees the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree