Technical Director, Google Cloud Delivery

📋 Job Overview

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.

🏢 About Dark Wolf

Dark Wolf is a company focused on delivering technical solutions for the U.S. Public Sector, particularly in the Department of War and National Security domain.

🎯 The Role

The Technical Director will drive and implement technology solutions on Google Cloud for the U.S. Public Sector, working with customers, partners, and internal project team members to understand customer business requirements and translate into actionable engineering tasks.

✅ Key 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

📌 Required 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

⭐ Desirable Experience

• 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

🎁 Benefits

The expected salary range for this position is between $180,000.00 - $225,000 commensurate on experience.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

US Citizenship, Top Secret Clearance with CI Poly is required.