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Google Cloud Solution Architect

EPAM Systems Dammam, Saudi Arabia Posted: 07 Mar 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $90k - $120k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Office Only
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Senior
  • English: Professional
  • Arabic: Fluent

Position

We are looking for a Google Cloud Solution Architect to join the EPAM team in Al Khobar and support our client, one of the largest energy companies, in their transition to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in designing and implementing complex IT solutions and will be responsible for leading the architectural design and deployment of technical solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives, managing architectural risks, and ensuring successful delivery.

In this role, you will contribute to the development and implementation of cutting-edge solutions on the Google Cloud Platform, playing a pivotal role in driving our clients' digital transformation initiatives. As an integral part of our team, you will have the opportunity to apply your expertise and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions.

Responsibilities:

  • Assess application's current architecture and advise the team on the optimal migration path to GCP.
  • Design cloud native applications based on GCP best practices and application requirements.
  • Assist in onboarding teams to GCP.
  • Establish application monitoring best practices on GCP.
  • Work with other GCP stakeholders to certify application components on GCP.

Requirements:

  • Experienced cloud professional skilled at quickly establishing connections and credibility in addressing business needs through the design and operation of cloud-based architectures.
  • Experience in platform and cloud migrations, including migration factory.
  • Work experience with geographically distributed teams and offshore models.
  • Implementation experience with identity management and networking segmentation in GCP across multiple VPC networks and multiple projects.
  • In-depth understanding and knowledge of distributed version control systems like Git.
  • Broad knowledge of troubleshooting approaches and driving-to-resolution technical integration issues across various platforms.
  • Experience in architecting and running consumer-facing applications in a hybrid, multi-cloud environment.
  • Experience with performance testing and tuning.
  • Experience with GCP-based security hardening including IAM, ACL, firewall rules, data traffic encryption.
  • Professional Cloud Developer or Professional Cloud Architect Certification.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English (B2+ level).
  • Eligible candidates include local applicants, such as Saudi nationals and expats with an Iqama (work permit).

Nice to Have:

  • Experience managing projects using Agile or PMI methodologies.
  • Fluency in the Arabic language.

Benefits:

  • General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI).
  • Private healthcare and life insurance.
  • End of service gratuity.
  • Annual air travel tickets for expatriates.
  • Corporate Programs including Employee Referral Program with rewards.
  • Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and access to over 22,000 courses on LinkedIn Learning Solutions.

All benefits and perks are subject to certain eligibility requirements.

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About EPAM Systems

Since 1993, EPAM Systems, Inc. has used its software engineering expertise to become a leading global provider of digital engineering, cloud and AI-enabled transformation services, as well as a leading business and experience consulting partner for global enterprises and ambitious startups. We address our clients’ transformation challenges by fusing EPAM Continuum’s integrated strategy, experience and technology consulting with our 30+ years of engineering execution to speed our clients’ time to market and drive greater value from their innovations and digital investments. We deliver globally, but engage locally with our expert teams of consultants, architects, designers and engineers, making the future real for our clients, our partners and our people around the world. We believe the right solutions are the ones that improve people’s lives and fuel competitive advantage for our clients across diverse industries. Our thinking comes to life in the experiences, products and platforms we design and bring to market.