Google Cloud Architect - Remote

Logistics at full potential.

At GXO, we're constantly looking for talented individuals at all levels who can deliver the caliber of service our company requires.

You know that a positive work environment creates happy employees, which boosts productivity and dedication. On our team, you'll have the support to excel at work and the resources to build a career you can be proud of.

This role is open to candidates based remotely anywhere in the US.

As a Google Cloud Architect at GXO Logistics, you will be playing a key role in supporting the migration of GXO's on-prem Data Centers to Google Cloud solution (GCP, GCVE, & GCE) while ensuring the security and scalability of the solution.

You will be applying best practices and experience to the creation of our cloud VPCs, moving towards Infrastructure as code solutions and developing FinOps to ensure efficient spend aligned to the correct business units.

If you're ready to build an exciting career with a dynamic global company, we have the opportunity for you to grow with GXO!

Pay, benefits and more.

We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability and more.

What you'll do on a typical day :

• Work directly with stakeholders to comprehend solutions and identify opportunities.
• Work with a team of application developers, engineers, and designers to deliver innovative technology solutions using public cloud services.
• Collect and define technical requirements to enable business process and integrations.
• Establish an approximate level-of-effort and staffing requirements for complex development projects.
• Advise engineers and IT specialists to design effective, efficient, scalable, and secure applications within the organization's Cloud software program.
• Ensure that solutions created by the development team adhere to technical architecture standards.
• Write and review codes while contributing to all technical discussions and architecture planning.
• Create and maintain process documents for Cloud operations in the organization.
• Be aware of emerging technology trends and promote an environment of learning.
• Monitor the production environment and advance the obtainable monitoring setup, as needed.
• Sustain performance and availability of production systems in the Google Public Cloud infrastructure to achieve optimal uptime.

What you need to succeed at GXO :

At a minimum, you'll need :

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field; or equivalent related work experience.
• 7 years of experience in designing, executing, and supporting IT Cloud solutions.
• Experience and / or certifications in Public Cloud solutions such as Google Cloud (GCP, GCVE, & GCE), Azure, AWS, etc.
• Strong understanding of best practices in IT server architecture and network security.

It'd be great if you also have :

Master's degree in a related field.

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

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GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services.

Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.

GXO adheres to CDC, OSHA and state and local requirements regarding COVID safety. All employees and visitors are expected to comply with GXO policies which are in place to safeguard our employees and customers.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.

They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

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