GCP Solution Architect with FinOps

GCP Solution Architect with FinOps

Location: Remote

Duration: Long term

Skills: GCP, FinOps

GCP and Adtech (advertising technology) is a must

Required Certifications

• Google Cloud Certified - Professional Cloud Architect
• Google Cloud Certified - Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced GCP Principal Architect to assess, optimize, and guide cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of both GCP and AWS, with a focus on cost optimization, architectural best practices, and innovative solutions in the Ad Exchange and FinOps domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive assessment of our client product and infrastructure, which has been operational for more than 10 years and recently migrated from AWS to GCP.
• Perform detailed architectural reviews to identify optimization opportunities for resource utilization and cost reduction.
• Provide expert guidance on GCP best practices, focusing on GKE, virtual instances, and networking components.
• Develop strategies to address challenges such as GCP preemptible VM availability and associated cost increases.
• Identify components suitable for event-driven or serverless architectures to optimize costs and performance.
• Serve as the go-to expert for all GCP-related questions, providing solutions and guidance to the team.
• Lead FinOps initiatives to ensure cost-effective cloud operations without compromising performance or reliability.
• Collaborate with the highly experienced team to implement cutting-edge cloud solutions.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in cloud architecture, with at least 5 years focused on GCP.
• Deep expertise in GCP services, especially GKE, Compute Engine, and networking components.
• Strong background in AWS, with experience in cloud migration projects.
• Proven track record in optimizing cloud resources and reducing costs in large-scale environments.
• Expert-level knowledge of cloud architectural patterns, including event-driven and serverless architectures.
• Experience in the Ad Exchange domain, with a focus on high-performance, scalable systems.
• Strong background in FinOps principles and practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to provide innovative solutions to complex challenges.
• Outstanding communication skills, able to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with multi-cloud architectures and hybrid cloud solutions.
• Familiarity with cloud cost management tools and techniques.
• Knowledge of container orchestration technologies beyond GKE (e.g., Amazon EKS, Azure AKS).
• Experience with cloud automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Background in performance tuning and optimization of cloud-native applications