12 to 15 years of experience in enterprise, solution, or cloud architecture.
Proven experience in migrating large enterprise applications to cloud platforms.
Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Kubernetes.
Expertise in designing stateful, scalable, and highly available systems.
Experience with Valkey/Redis caching solutions and legacy application modernization.
Responsibilities
Architect and lead the migration of a large Java application to GCP.
Define the target-state GCP architecture and migration strategy.
Design stateful session management across cloud instances and containers.
Implement DNS-based service discovery to replace fixed-IP dependencies.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve connectivity and session-management challenges.
Design high-availability and failover strategies for critical applications.
Review and validate architecture designs and migration plans.
Benefits
Competitive salary and benefits package.
Culture focused on talent development with growth opportunities and company-sponsored education.
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies.
Employee engagement initiatives like project parties and flexible work hours.
Annual health check-ups.
Comprehensive insurance coverage for employees and their families.
Full Job Description
Job Description
About Position:
We are seeking a highly skilled Enterprise / Cloud Architect will lead the migration and cloud enablement of a large Java application to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role requires a strong background in enterprise application migration, stateful workloads, session management, DNS-based service discovery, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), networking, and high-availability cloud architecture.
Role: GCP Solutions Architecture
Location: Dallas, USA
Experience: 12 to 15 Years
Job Type: Full-Time Employment
What You'll Do:
Architect and drive the migration of a large monolithic Java application to GCP while preserving existing functional and non-functional behaviors.
Define the target-state GCP architecture, migration approach, and cloud enablement strategy.
Design and manage stateful session and connection management across cloud instances and containers.
Implement DNS-based service discovery to replace fixed-IP dependencies.
Design DNS routing strategies to eliminate tight coupling with server IP addresses.
Design and validate application connectivity across GCP services and GKE.
Validate application and session persistence during GCP instance restarts and pod restarts in GKE.
Design and implement Valkey/Redis-based caching solutions, ensuring high availability and scalability.
Collaborate closely with application, network, security, DevOps, and platform teams to resolve connectivity, latency, availability, and session-management challenges.
Define architectural guardrails, patterns, and best practices for enterprise workloads on GCP.
Design high-availability and failover strategies for business-critical applications.
Review and validate architecture designs, proofs of concept (PoCs), migration plans, and implementation artifacts.
Understanding of Cloud Security, observability, monitoring, and operational readiness.
Experience with legacy system modernization and cloud enablement.
Deal Breaker Skill Kubernetes
Expertise You'll Bring:
12 to 15 years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or cloud architecture.
Proven experience architecting and migrating large enterprise applications to cloud platforms.
Hands-on experience with GCP and Kubernetes.
Proven experience designing stateful, scalable, and highly available systems.
Hands-on or architecture-level experience with Valkey/Redis caching solutions.
Strong background in legacy application modernization and cloud enablement.
Benefits:
Competitive salary and benefits package
Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
Annual health check-ups
Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents
Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:
Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.
We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment
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