Application Architect Google Cloud Modernization

Job Description

As an IBM Application Architect, you directly help clients transform their business and solve complex problems. You will define the scope and vision for projects that deliver customized solutions using your knowledge of IBM platforms. You are a technical leader, serving as a liaison among business partners, technical resources, and project stakeholders.Your Role and Responsibilities IBM s Cloud Services are focused on supporting clients on their cloud journey across any platform to achieve their business goals. It encompasses Cloud Advisory, Architecture, Cloud Native Development, Application Portfolio Migration, Modernization, and Rationalization as well as Cloud Operations. Responsibilities:

• Cloud Services supports all public/private/hybrid Cloud deployments:
• IBM Bluemix/IBM Cloud/Red Hat/AWS/ Azure/Google and client private environments.
• Cloud Services has the best Cloud developer architect Complex SI, Sys Ops and delivery talent delivered through our GEO CIC Factory model.
• As a member of our Cloud Practice you will be responsible for defining and implementing application cloud migration, modernisation and rationalisation solutions for clients across all sectors. You will support mobilisation and help to lead the quality of our programmes and services, liaise with clients and provide consulting services including:
• Create cloud migration strategies; defining delivery architecture, creating the migration plans, designing the orchestration plans and more.
• Assist in creating and executing of migration run books
• Evaluate source cloud (Physical Virtual and Cloud) and target Workloads.
• Bring together and define migration requirements.
• Use troubleshooting skills and work closely with operations, support, and or other functions to ensure successful migrations.
• Maintain and improve processes, tools, and documentation that will support production security requirements in the best manner possible
• Hardening security designs as part of architectural design reviews
• You will work with clients to define and create solutions for application cloud migration modernization and rationalisation
• Working knowledge of and experience working with common Application Security Tools e.g. (Fortify, AppScan, WebInspect, etc.)
• Prior experience working in a fast-paced agile development environment

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 10+ years experience in IT industry
• Minimum 2+ years of experience in developing applications on cloud (preferably GCP)
• Expertise in loosely coupled design, Micro-services development, Message queues and containerized applications deployment using technologies like RESTful services, Message Queues, and Docker
• Proven experience in data structures, algorithms, programming languages, distributed systems, and information retrieval
• Expert programming skills in Java, Python, Spring/Spring Boot, Angular and Native Mobile technology stack
• Experience working with Cloud pub/sub, cloud functions, cloud storage, cloud dataflow, APIGEE, cloud API, App engine, Kafka, GKE, SQL & NoSQL databases etc.
• Validated knowledge in working with Azure or AWS or Google Cloud, Git, Jenkins, Maven, CI/CD pipeline
• Ability to work closely with Product Managers and Owners for understanding the functional and technical requirements

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Good to have cloud developer certification (AWS/Azure/GCP) but not mandatory
• Creative problem-solving skills and superb communication Skill.
• Good to have GCP security engineer certification but not mandatory
• Prior experience working with financial services organization (preferably bank) is a big plus
• Ability to respond to technical queries / requests from team members and customers
• You love collaborative environments that use agile methodologies to encourage creative design thinking and find innovative ways to develop with cutting edge technologies
• Ambitious individual who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals and with creative approach to work
• Intuitive individual with an ability to manage change and proven time management
• Proven interpersonal skills while contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Up-to-date technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications

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