Role summary
Dark Wolf is seeking a Technical Director for Google Cloud Delivery to lead technical vision, architecture, and complex cloud implementations for U.S. Public Sector clients, specifically in the Department of War and National Security. This role involves managing a team of Cloud Engineers, acting as a technical escalation point, and designing/implementing secure, scalable, and reliable solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Key responsibilities include leveraging GCP services, infrastructure automation with Terraform, and adhering to security best practices. The ideal candidate possesses extensive cloud computing experience, government customer delivery expertise, and strong leadership skills.
Dark Wolf is seeking a Technical Director to join our team. Dark Wolf’s Google Cloud Delivery Technical Director is responsible for setting and executing the technical vision, architecture, and direction of complex cloud implementations for our Department of War and National Security customers. This individual will lead a team of highly skilled Cloud Engineers and will be the technical escalation point for our growing team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services and technologies, as well as experience in designing and implementing scalable, reliable, and secure cloud solutions for customers in the U.S. Public Sector.
Responsibilities:
Drive and implement technology solutions on Google Cloud for the U.S. Public Sector
Work with customers, partners, and internal project team members to understand customer business requirements and translate into actionable engineering tasks
Lead the development and execution of technical strategies to support complex customer deployments
Configure and manage GCP services such as Compute Engine, App Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, and Cloud SQL
Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions using tools such as Terraform
Architect and implement security best practices for Google Cloud solutions using products such as Assured Workloads, Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, and Security Command Center
Stay up-to-date on the latest GCP services and technologies and their applicability to the Public Sector space
Partner with the Managing Director of Google Cloud Delivery to ensure alignment on technical direction and project delivery
Mentor junior and senior engineers on development and delivery best practices Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
15+ years of experience in cloud computing and/or software development
5+ years of experience delivering cloud solutions for Government customers
Strong understanding of Google Cloud services and technologies
Proven experience leading and managing technical teams
Strong understanding of Google Cloud services and technologies, including advanced knowledge of specific GCP services and products such as Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Dataflow, and Cloud SQL
Experience designing and implementing scalable, reliable, and secure cloud solutions for customers in the U.S. Public Sector
Experience developing technical architecture documents, driving design decisions, developing documentation artifacts, and presenting technical solutions to clients and executive level leaders
Experience with infrastructure automation using IaC tools such as Terraform
Strong understanding of DevOps practices and experience implementing CI/CD in both cloud and on-prem environments
Excellent leadership, communication, and teamwork skills
Ability to travel to support high priority customer engagements (discovery, kickoff, demonstrations)
Ability to work collaboratively with the broader team as well as independently
US Citizenship, Top Secret Clearance with CI Poly Preferred Qualifications:
Google Cloud Professional Certification
Graduate degree in Computer Science or related fields
Experience working within and managing Agile software development teams
Experience working with Google Cloud compliance products such as Security Command Center and Assured Workloads
Experience with DevSecOps principles and practices
Experience with cloud security best practices and standards
Experience with DoD/DISA cybersecurity policies This position is based out of Herndon, VA or another Dark Wolf primary location. The expected salary range for this position is between $180,000.00 - $225,000 commensurate on experience.
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