Sr. Applications Cloud Architect

at  ELLIOTT MOSS CONSULTING PTE LTD

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience in project management and/or delivering technical solutions.
• Advanced understanding of the software supply chain in enterprise environments and experience with architecting, developing, or maintaining cloud solutions in containerized environments.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with highly available, scalable applications and distributed systems.
• 8+ years of experience demonstrating technical client service.
• Proficiency in software languages such as Java, Go, JavaScript, Python, etc., and expertise in building/architecting DevOps pipelines and associated tools.
• Strong knowledge of detailed network, security, and system design in virtual machines and containerized applications.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Cloud certification.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Application Architecture: Experience with microservices backend and exposure to frontend development.
• Software Engineering: Full-stack developer exposure.
• Database Skills: Proficiency from a developer perspective.
• Containerization: Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), GKE, and Kubernetes networking, familiarity with Istio service mesh.
• Infrastructure as Code: Experience with Terraform.
• CI/CD: Knowledge of common tooling and patterns.
• Cloud-Native Design Patterns: Understanding of patterns specific to cloud-based application refactoring and modernisation.
• API Management: Familiarity with API gateways, design, security, and monitoring.
• Observability: Understanding of metrics and logging approaches, especially in containerised environments.

• Consulting and Advisory: Partner closely with customer development leads, client executives, and Google’s strategic partners to oversee and deliver successful modern cloud applications. Act as a trusted advisor throughout the engagement lifecycle, influencing decision makers with your technical insights.
• Thought Leadership and Methodology Development: Collaborate with internal specialists, product teams, and engineering to distill best practices, lessons learned, and innovative approaches into thought leadership, methodologies, and published assets.
• Project Management: Engage with sales, partners, and technical stakeholders to manage project scope, priorities, deliverables, risks, issues, and timelines, ensuring successful outcomes for our clients.
• Advocacy and Innovation: Advocate for customer needs, address adoption challenges, and contribute to new feature development based on field experience and customer feedback.
• Solution Architecture and Deployment: Design solution architectures and oversee the deployment of cloud-native application development solutions, aligning with complex customer requirements and implementation best practices.