Provide design, architecture, and support for systems built on the Google Cloud Platform SME on the Google Cloud Platform. Designs and maintains the configuration of internal and customer projects in support of custom application development. Provides architecture, configuration, operations and maintenance of virtualized infrastructure and microservices. Collaborates with the sales team to build and develop customer relationships to identify and qualify opportunities on the Google Cloud Platform. Responsible for numerous customer environments and day to day system administration including sizing, spacing, assuring system performance, file and system management. Participates in continuous R&D efforts with next-generation cloud technologies including IoT data ingestion and processing utilizing tools such as Cloud Pub/Sub, Core IoT, DataFlow, DataProc, BigTable, BigQuery. Designs resilient, load-balanced, and autoscaling systems utilizing managed instance-groups. Experiments with various GCP managed services including Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Functions, Spanner, Datastore, Bigtable, BigQuery.Develops and deploys automation scripts to support project deployment, maintenance and support utilizing Gcloud, Ansible and custom python scripts utilizing the Google Python Client Library. Provides technical collateral and thought leadership around the adoption of the Google Cloud Platform

Manage and develop a team of system administrators to support client IT infrastructure servicesEnsure proper management, maintenance, provisioning and monitoring of all production environmentsContinuously improve infrastructure performance across all client systemsIdentifies and evaluates alternate technical solutions, provides recommendations for the use of new and existing technologiesManages infrastructure hardware and software purchases

Managed dozens of IT infrastructure projects from initiation to closing based on PMI standards using predictive, iterative and adaptive project lifecycle styles. Participated in business use-case analysis and project charter definition. Created WBS, developed schedule and budget, planned risk responses and communications. Executed work according to PM plan, contributed to issue logs and implemented approved changes. Provided status reports throughout life of the project and obtained acceptance upon project completion.

Interface with clients in the education, nonprofit, medical, insurance industries to assess their technology needs. Learn about client operational details and provide appropriate technology solutions. Provides hands-on implementation and execution of IT systems for businesses across various software and hardware platforms including Microsoft Server, SQL, VMWare, CRM software, VoIP telecommunications, Access Control and Surveillance. Provides Proactive monitoring of infrastructure resources Performs design specifications for, development of, and modifications to various LAN componentsPlan and perform appropriate procedures, documentation and inventory assessment.Support Encryption, Antivirus and Spam Enterprise Solutions.