Google Cloud Engineering Consultant

UNICC is committed to achieving diversity and inclusion within its workforce, providing an environment that reflects the values enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and encourages all qualified applicants, irrespective of gender, nationality, disabilities, sexual orientation, culture, religious and ethnic backgrounds to apply. UNICC is dedicated to the SDGs, making SDG-5 (Gender Equality) and SDG-10 (Reduce Inequalities) the organization goals.

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The objective of the Centre is to provide trusted ICT services and digital business solutions to its Clients and Partner Organizations.

Background information:

The Google Cloud Engineering Consultant will provide Google Cloud architecture and operations expertise within the Cloud Operations and Platform Service Unit (OPDA). The Cloud Solutions team, provides both project and ongoing services and is geographically distributed among UNICC locations, mainly in Europe.

Main duties and responsibilities:

The incumbent will work under the direct supervision and guidance of the Head, Cloud Operations and Platform Service Unit (OPDA). The incumbent will perform the following duties:

• Under guidance of the Head, OPDA, and in collaboration with other OPDA team members, support on the creation and ongoing development of the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Landing Zone
• Following the Unit’s best practices, design, build, and implement scalable GCP solutions, utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools to ensure consistency and efficiency
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of GCP services by designing and implementing new service features
• Ensure that all GCP solutions are aligned with UNICC Compliance and security standards
• In collaboration with other OPDA team members, support GCP FinOps practices to manage costs, optimize resource usage, and enable chargeback for multi-client operations
• In collaboration with the Cloud Solutions team, drive GCP business growth for OPDA and work to understand the clients’ needs and design the required technical cloud solutions based on them
• Prepare technical documentation and related procedure guidelines

Recruitment Profile

Experience and Skills required:

Essential:

• Five (5) or more years of relevant IT experience, including significant experience supporting Google cloud services
• Proficiency in application modernization techniques, including containerization, APIs, and microservices, to help modernize and scale applications on GCP
• Expertise in automation tools such as Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools like Ansible for consistent, automated deployments
• Hands-on experience with migration processes, including discovery, profiling, migration, and operations, leveraging appropriate technologies and automation tools for cloud transitions
• Solid understanding of ITIL service management practices and methodologies, ensuring alignment with industry standards for service delivery and support

Desirable:

• Experience with multi-cloud environments, including AWS or Azure, with a strong understanding of their respective architectures and services
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices, leveraging tools like Bitbucket or GitLab, or to automate infrastructure deployment and integration processes
• Experience with cloud security best practices, such as implementing identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and compliance frameworks across cloud environments

Education:

Essential:

• First university degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
• Certification in Google Cloud Service

Desirable:

• Service Management qualification, such as ITIL or ISO 20000

Languages:

• English: Expert knowledge is required

UNICC Global Competencies:

• Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective relationships with colleagues and team members. Deals constructively with conflicts.
• Communicating: Expresses oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others; listens actively. Produces effective written communications. Ensures that information is shared.
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences: Demonstrates the ability to work constructively with people of all backgrounds and orientations. Respects differences and ensures that all can contribute.
• Knowing and managing yourself: Manages ambiguity and pressure in a self-reflective way. Uses criticism as a development opportunity. Seeks opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.
• Producing results: Produces and delivers quality results. Is action oriented and committed to achieving outcomes.

Other Information

Compensation:

Fee will be based either on the National Officer salary scales or the Individual Consultancy band levels (for Headquarters)

• National Officer Salary Scale
• For headquarters, Individual Consultancy band levels will be used

Closing date for applications:

Applications will be accepted until midnight (Geneva Time) on the 18 November 2024

Notes:

• Technical and/or personality tests may be carried out as part of the selection process
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
• Though you may not be selected for this advertised position, the UNICC will keep your application in a roster if your profile is deemed to be of potential interest for the Centre. You may thus be solicited by our HR department to participate in an interview for another position

The UNICC workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, and opinions. UNICC seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity by ensuring equal opportunity and an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, ethnicity, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

For applications to be valid, they must contain a motivation letter and the filled Personal History Form.