Cloud Architect, Contract

66degrees is a leading consulting and professional services company specializing in developing AI-focused, data-led solutions leveraging the latest advancements in cloud technology. With our unmatched engineering capabilities and vast industry experience, we help the world's leading brands transform their business challenges into opportunities and shape the future of work.

Overview of Role

66degrees is seeking a senior contractor to engage on a 21-week remote assignment with potential to extend. Interested candidates should have the following required skills and the ability to work independently as well as within a team environment. 

Requirements

• Identify customer priorities, technical objections, and design strategies encompassing the Google ecosystem to deliver business growth and resolve blockers.
• Lead requirements gathering and project scoping.
• Solution design, problem-solving, and architecture diagramming. 
• Provide domain expertise around public cloud and enterprise technology.
• Provide recommendations on integration strategies, enterprise architectures, platforms, and application infrastructure needed to implement a complete solution for clients.
• Lead planning, status, and standup meetings.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of GCP experience. Experience in AWS is beneficial.
• GCP Architect Certification, other certifications for Google, Kubernetes, or Terraform a plus.
• 2+ years as a GCP Architect.
• Experience in building, architecting, designing, and implementing distributed global cloud-based systems.
• Extensive experience with security (zero trust) and networking in cloud environments.
• Capable of advising and implementing CI/CD practices to clients using tools such as GitHub, GitLab, Cloud Build, and Cloud Deploy and concepts such as GitOps and GitFlow.
• Experience in containerising workloads using Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and Artifact Registry.
• Experience with structured Cloud Architecture practices, hybrid cloud deployments, and on-premises-to-cloud migration deployments and roadmaps.
• Knowledge of technology solutions and ability to learn emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the Cloud/IT technology space.
• Ability to work cross-functionally, engage and influence audiences.
• Excellent organizational skills and customer-facing communication.
• Proficiency in documentation and knowledge transfer using remote meetings, written documents, and technical diagrams slide decks.
• Experience in implementing hybrid connectivity using VPN or Cloud Interconnect is a plus.
• Background in professional services/consulting is desired.

66degrees is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status or other legally protected class.