Cloud Architect - Noida, India - HCLTech

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    Description

    Role:
    Cloud Architect GKE & GCKTotal years of experience: 10+ YearsLocation: Noida, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, HyderabadRelevant experience for engagement: 10 Years

    Relevant skillset:
    Production Grade experience in setting up Kubernetes Clusters on GKE / Kubernetes.
    Well versed with security controls and implementation within Kubernetes.
    Experience in configuring and managing Service Mesh ISTIO across K8S Cluster.
    Knowledge of Docker is must.
    Hybrid Cloud Solutions Design SpecialistStrategic Planning and DirectionAbility to produced detailed architecture documentation.
    Must be excellent in IaC specially in Terraform.

    Relevant technology domains:

    Experience in designing & implementing solution in mentioned areas:Hybrid Cloud (IaaS, PaaS), IT Infrastructure consolidation & migration, IT Security, Virtualization, DC Infrastructures (Storage, Backup, Servers), Messaging & collaboration, Disaster Recovery, Security, Designing large and Complex distributed infrastructure.


    Professional Summary10+ years of extensive experience in delivering, designing and architecting strategic IT solutions within Public/Private Cloud, virtualization, Networking, security, and on-premises infrastructure space in line with business goals and strategy.

    Knowledge of Docker is must.
    Production Grade experience in setting up Foundation with best practices for Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters.
    Well versed with security controls and implementation within Kubernetes. Must have worked with Network Policies / Pod Security Policies / Security Context / Identity Federation with Kubernetes.
    Proven Experience in configuring and managing Service Mesh ISTIO across K8S Cluster like Virtual Services , Destination Rules etc.

    Proven experience with setting up security within ISTIO like Custom CA Setup with CITADEL , Mesh Policies , MTLS etc.

    Preparation and development of IT infrastructure roadmap, strategies and aligning with business and functional process.
    Must be excellent in IaC specially in

    Terraform .Google Cloud Solution Design Specialist or equivalent Public Cloud.
    Must be comfortable with writing YAMLS file.
    Extensively worked on Cloud migrations projects specific to legacy apps or MicroservicesExperienced in designing backup & DR Solutions.
    Experienced on delivering solutions on Converged Infrastructure (Cisco/HP/Dell/EMC) for Kubernetes Clusters.

    Designing AS-IS and TO-BE Architectures, Gap Analysis & mitigations plansExperience in Identifying opportunities that cross technical disciplines and product lines/servicesWorking closely with business owners to ensure alignment between business and technical requirements such as audit and compliances.

    Led a team of Cloud Architects to provide clients services to meet their requirements as per designed solutions.
    Experience with structured Enterprise Architecture practices, hybrid Google cloud deployments, and on-premise-to-cloud migration deployments and roadmaps.
    Good to have Anthos GKE On-Prem or Anthos on AWS Implementation Experience.
    Nice to have knowledge of Migrate for Anthos.

    Experience in advanced areas of networking, including Linux, software-defined networking, network virtualization, open protocols, application acceleration and load balancing, DNS, virtual private networks and their application to PaaS and IaaS technologies.

    Excellent in Bash Shell Scripting or any one programming Language like Python etc.

    Proficient in open source server software (such as NGINX, HAPROXY).Working experience with F5 Load Balancers or any 3rd Party Load Balancers / Global Traffic Manager etc.

    Must be comfortable with SRE Fundamentals and Framework. Designing SLO / SLO etc.

    Shall be comfortable with Cloud Operations Monitoring ( Google Stackdriver ).Must be extremely comfortable and hands on with various services of Google Cloud like Compute Engine,IAM,Load Balancers, Pub Sub,Snapshots,Backups,Patching,Cloud Armor, Identity Aware Proxy, Anthos Service Mesh etc.

    Experience with Git / GitOps and source control tools.
    Address compliance and security needs through re- design and updates to existing solutions.
    Demonstrated excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
    Proven Experience with open source monitoring and visualization systems and tools, i.e. Prometheus (monitoring + tracing), Grafana/Kibana (dashboards) etc.
    Knowledge of DevOps methodologies and techniques and proven experience with any CI/CD tool like Jenkins / Bamboo etc.

    Relevant Certifications:
    Google Professional Cloud architectGoogle Cloud Associate EngineerAzure Certified Solution Architect – AZ-300.Amazon Certified Solution ArchitectVMware CertifiedvBLOCK (Converged Technology Trained)Certified Kubernetes AdministratorCertified Kubernetes Application Developer