Senior GCP Cloud Solutions Architect Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

Senior GCP Cloud Solutions Architect
Job Locations
US-NC-Cary HQ | US-Remote
Requisition

ID 20065727

Category Information Technology Visa Sponsorship No Travel Requirements None
Senior GCP Cloud Solutions Architect – Remote or Hybrid We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence – and questions into answers.
We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you’re looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you’ll find it here.
About the job
The IaaS Design Engineering team is looking for a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to help design, build and maintain the next generation of hosted GCP SAS Cloud. Our team owns IaaS technology domains, sets standards, develops new solutions, and much more for hosted SAS environments, corporate/internal teams and R D. As a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect, you will:
Advise teams on technical designs by providing supporting justification (and when necessary prototypes) for architectural and design choices. Assist in communicating these designs to promote understanding with stakeholders and people of various technical backgrounds
Interface with the “customer” to gather functional level requirements for a solution. Works with customers to define the activities and challenges they face, to ensure the solution created solves their problems. Informs customers of current capabilities, what is possible, and what isn’t.
Think analytically, write/edit technical material, and present clearly on technical matters in a business context.
Exercise your ability to adapt and react to complex issues in a timely manner as our business needs and objectives evolve.
Work with project teams and other architects to develop and maintain architectural designs for applications/platforms/services. Ensure the designs are cost-effective, meet user requirements and meet agreed upon service level agreements.
Contribute to technical portfolio and technology lifecycle management initiatives by working with teams and other architects to assess and improve technical health, cost, and business value of CIS applications or services.
Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability through architecture enhancements and best practices.
Required Qualifications
You have a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related quantitative field
GCP Public Cloud expertise with at least
8+ years of experience in designing and architecting enterprise solutions/services in a public cloud.
2+ years of experience in systems support and consulting.
2+ years of experience in Linux.
1+ year of experience in deploying and managing Kubernetes.
In-depth experience in all major aspects of Information Technology (servers/compute, network, storage).
Experience in deploying and managing containerized services.
Development experience in a major scripting or compiled programming languages.
Experience using source control solutions like GitHub or GitLab.
GCP Professional Cloud Architect or other GCP related certifications.
You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.
Preferred Qualifications
Certified Kubernetes Administrator or other related certifications.
Experience with large-scale, multi-platform enterprise systems.
Familiarity with automation through interaction with remote APIs (REST).
Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and/or Windows Server Technologies.
Experience with LDAP, ADFS, SAML, or other Identity and Access Management Solutions.
Experience with on-prem hypervisor technologies.
Experience with WAN technologies and how they interact with public cloud solutions.
Diverse and Inclusive
At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are.

To put it plainly:

you are welcome here.

Additional Information:

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.