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Cloud Architect

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Role Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) SME / Lead Contractor to guide our enterprise engineering teams through a strategic migration from Tanzu PCF to GKE. This role will serve as the primary technical expert—defining standards, creating best practices, and providing hands-on support throughout the migration lifecycle.

The ideal candidate brings a blend of deep Kubernetes expertisehands-on Java Spring Boot and Python experience, and a proven track record leading complex platform migrations in large enterprise environments.

 

Key Responsibilities

Migration Leadership & Architecture

  • Lead the end-to-end migration of applications and APIs from Tanzu PCF to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
  • Define the migration blueprint including cluster architecture, networking, security, and workload patterns
  • Partner with engineering teams to evaluate current PCF workloads and design the optimal target state in GKE

Technical Enablement & Best Practices

  • Mentor and guide teams on Kubernetes fundamentals, containerization, service mesh, CI/CD, and GCP-native services
  • Create templates, reusable components, and standardized deployment patterns for GKE
  • Conduct technical workshops, training sessions, and architecture review forums

Hands-On Development & Troubleshooting

  • Provide hands-on support in refactoring Java Spring Boot and Python applications for Kubernetes
  • Optimize container builds, resource usage, autoscaling, and observability
  • Troubleshoot platform, networking, and service-level issues in GKE clusters
  • Work closely with DevOps and Cloud Engineering to integrate pipelines and IaC

Operational Excellence

  • Establish logging, monitoring, and alerting best practices (Cloud Monitoring, Logging, Prometheus, etc.)
  • Implement secure configuration practices including Workload Identity, RBAC, PSP replacements, and ingress controls
  • Partner with InfoSec, Networking, and Infrastructure teams on governance and compliance requirements

 

Required Qualifications

  • 8–12+ years of experience in cloud-native development, DevOps, or platform engineering
  • Extensive experience with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE):
    • Cluster creation, node pools, autoscaling strategies
    • VPC, subnetting, Ingress/Gateway, load balancing architecture
    • Security controls: Workload Identity, RBAC, Network Policies, Secrets mgmt
    • Observability stack (Cloud Ops, Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Strong hands-on experience with:
    • Java Spring Boot (microservices, config mgmt, API development)
    • Python for automation, scripting, or app refactoring
  • Proven success migrating apps from Tanzu PCF, Heroku, or similar PaaS to Kubernetes
  • Deep understanding of CI/CD tools (GitHub, Jenkins, Cloud Build, ArgoCD, etc.)
  • Strong communication skills—able to influence, mentor, and simplify complex concepts

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Prior experience leading large-scale cloud migrations in healthcare, regulated environments, or Fortune 50 companies
  • GCP Certifications (GKE, PCA, PCSE)
  • Experience with Terraform or IaC frameworks
  • Familiarity with service mesh tools (Istio, Anthos Service Mesh)
  • Experience uplifting teams through structured training programs



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