Application Architect (Google Cloud)

Description

Summary - Drive Innovation at Huntington.

  • Huntington is a leading innovator in the Financial Services industry, dedicated to delivering cutting-edge solutions that delight our customers and partners every day. We are seeking a talented Application Architect with experience in Google Cloud to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will design and implement scalable, high-performance applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful cloud migrations, and lead greenfield projects. Be a change agent in modernizing our business and driving aspirational growth. Join us and make a significant impact!

Professional Experience

  • Hands-on experience with key Google Cloud services such as Pub/Sub, BigTable, BigQuery, CloudRun, and Dataflow.
  • Experience in cloud architecture design, including creating scalable, secure, and efficient cloud solutions.

Project Experience

  • Leading cloud migration projects using Google Cloud services, implementing cloud-native applications.
  • Developing containerized applications with CloudRun effectively scaling for large volume fluctuations.
  • Implementing event-driven architectures using Pub/Sub for a large-scale implementation (hundreds of millions of events per day).
  • Designing and deploying data processing solutions using BigTable, BigQuery and Dataflow.

Technical Skills

  • Proficiency in cloud infrastructure management, including networking, security, and compliance.
  • Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles and best practices.
  • Experience with automation and DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines.

Certifications are not required, but candidates will receive a closer look

  • Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification.
  • Other relevant certifications like Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer or Google Cloud Professional DevOps Engineer.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Develop, maintain, and communicate the application architecture and application-level roadmap. 
  • Design, document, develop and govern frameworks/platforms for consumption by the larger technical delivery organization. 
  • Be accountable for the creation and evolution of the overall application architecture strategy, its alignment with the Huntington Target State Enterprise Architecture and its usage patterns within the development community. 
  • Communicate and govern use of architectural trends and best practice within the application domain. 
  • Develop, maintain, and communicate standards around design leadership, documentation, and stakeholder communication in line with HNB’s federated architect program. 
  • Conduct product/solution evaluations for architectural domain. 
  • May mentor technical delivery staff. ​
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 5+ years of Application Architecture expertise with IT Field..
  • Cloud Aware and Hands on (preferred GCP).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Highly motivated with strong organizational, analytical, decision making, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handle multiple priorities and effectively prioritize them
  • Willingness and drive to learn and understand detailed software solutions
  • High level of professionalism and confidence with the ability to build credibility with leadership, team members, and business partners and establish effective working relationships
  • Ability to problem-solve, plan, scope, and provide estimates for work effort, producing quality deliverables on time and on budget
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to interact effectively across all organizational levels, and explain technical concepts clearly and concisely to multiple layers of peers and leadership
  • Work effectively in teams as well as independently across multiple tasks while meeting aggressive timelines
  • Experience working in a consumer-centric company and with teams of technical professionals in a cross-functional environment
  • Ability to embrace change, constructively negotiate constraints, and effectively leverage time and resources to create exceptional outcomes
  • Consistently model and inspire high levels of professional demeanor and integrity
  • Hands on experience in Agile Architecture delivery practices, tools, and execution
  • Proven ability to define and deliver solutions against strategic IT roadmaps with in-depth understanding of the business requirements
  • Experience with security, performance, availability, and environment configuration
  • Experience in consumer/retail and commercial/business banking – branch and digital (online/direct) banking
  • Experience with banking data models and financial services (fintech) systems
  • Experience with SDLC, waterfall and agile delivery; DevOps and data solution testing including CI/CD, and data infrastructure including cloud
  • Ability to exhibit thought leadership for innovating toward the next evolution of technology products, including agile approaches, cloud platforms and services, advanced analytics, data science and machine learning/artificial intelligence


Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay)

Yes

Workplace Type:

Office

Our Approach to Office Workplace Type

Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds:  in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

Compensation Range:

Total Base Pay Range Total Base Pay Range 70,000.00 - 140,000.00 USD Annual

The compensation range represents the low and high end of the base compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance.  Colleagues in this position are also eligible to participate in an applicable incentive compensation plan.  In addition, Huntington provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid leave programs, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO). 

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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