Sr. GCP Data Architect

Company: Apex Systems
Location: Dearborn
Posted on: February 7, 2025

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and operationalize enterprise database migration solutions using GCP native tools (e.g., Database Migration Service) and third-party resources (e.g., Striim, iSpirer).
• Automate database migration processes to achieve optimal performance.
• Conduct full technical discovery, identify pain points, business and technical requirements, and perform proof-of-concept testing for new migration solutions.
• Assist in designing cloud architectures to migrate large-scale enterprise data sets from on-premise or other clouds to GCP.
• Support application teams in implementing off-the-shelf migration tools or developing custom migration solutions.
• Provide migration strategy and best practice guidance to enterprise customers.
• Troubleshoot issues during and post-database migration in collaboration with application teams.Required Skills:
  • Hands-on knowledge of relational and non-relational database concepts, architecture, and standards.
  • In-depth knowledge of Google Cloud database technologies (e.g., CloudSQL, Redis, BigTable).
  • Proficiency in programming languages: SQL, Unix shell script, PowerShell, Terraform, Go, Python.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.Preferred Skills:
    • Good understanding of Agile development methodologies.
    • Ability to present complex database issues to senior IT and non-IT management.Required Experience:
      • 8+ years of overall IT experience.
      • 5+ years of experience in on-prem and cloud-native database design and administration.
      • Experience in creating solutions for large data integration/migration.
      • Experience with Google Cloud Platform databases (e.g., SQL, Spanner, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cloud Bigtable, Firestore, Memorystore, Redis).
      • Experience in developing automation solutions (e.g., Terraform).
      • Experience in managing and deploying applications in GCP using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Tekton, Jenkins).
      • Self-starter and problem-solver.Preferred Experience:
        • Experience with Google Cloud Platform services (e.g., CloudRun, Pub/Sub, Dataflow).
        • Knowledge of industry technology standards, network, and security frameworks/tools.Required Education:
          • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.Additional Information:
            • Hybrid position, currently 1 day per week in the office.
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