Architect - Application & Cloud Architecture

Role & responsibilities

• Lead cloud modernization and migration efforts to Google Cloud Platform, including Cloud SQL to Cloud Spanner migration programs.
• Design and govern enterprise scale Microservices and Event Driven Architectures using Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Kafka, RabbitMQ and other messaging platforms.
• Provide architecture leadership for supply chain and warehouse management platforms, and collaborate with WMS implementation teams on deployment and support
• Partner with Data Science and Engineering teams on architecture considerations for AI enabled solutions

Creativity and Innovation

• What is required of the role in managing processes? Does the role primarily follow, modify, or develop new and unique policies and/or procedures?

• What type of challenges are typically faced in this role? Are they well-defined or broad and ambiguous? Do they impact other job areas?

• Work with Data Science and Engineering teams on architecture considerations for AI enabled solutions.

• Design and govern enterprise scale Microservices and Event Driven Architectures using Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Kafka, RabbitMQ and other messaging platforms.

• Support customer integrations spanning orders, inventory transactions, advanced shipping notices, receipts, shipment confirmations, billing transactions and warehouse operational events.

Communication and Collaboration

• Who does this role interact with (verbal or written) within and outside the organization? How frequently do these communications occur?

• Does the role have responsibility for sharing information, influencing others, or negotiating with others?

• Does the job deal primarily with situations reflecting shared or opposing interests?

• key bridge between Enterprise Architecture, Product Teams, Engineering, Data Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, WMS Implementation Teams and business stakeholders

• Partner with Data Science and Engineering teams on architecture considerations for AI enabled solutions, with awareness of MLOps concepts including model deployment, monitoring, feature management and governance

• Serve as the architectural liaison across Product, Engineering, Data Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, WMS Implementation and Program Delivery teams

Teams and Building Talent

• Does the role have direct or indirect reports? If so, how does the role accomplish tasks through their team?

• Does the role provide coaching, training, or guidance to teammates? If so, how often do those teammates exist within one or across multiple job areas?

• Operates as an individual contributor within a globally distributed team

• Mentor technical leads and senior engineers on architecture best practices and communicate architecture decisions to both business and technical stakeholders.

Education, Qualifications and Licenses/ Certifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or a related field, or equivalent related work experience
• Relevant certifications such as Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer, TOGAF, SAFe Architect, MuleSoft Certified Developer or Architect, or SnowPro Core

Experience

• 10 or more years of software engineering, distributed systems, cloud and application architecture experience
• 5 or more years of hands on experience architecting and implementing solutions on Google Cloud Platform