GCP Cloud Architect & Presales Lead

Softchoice; Calgary; On-site; CAD 121,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Dental

Employee Assistance

Retirement Plan

Life & Disability Insurance

Vacation & Sick Leave

Holidays

Parental Leave

Volunteer Days

Bereavement Leave

Employee Discount

Job summary

Softchoice, a World Wide Technology company, is seeking an Architect (GCP) to shape cloud strategies with the presales team and lead implementation projects alongside DevOps and PMs. You will translate business needs into secure, scalable Google Cloud solutions and mentor junior engineers.

You’ll collaborate with sales and clients to design architectures, deliver proposals, and ensure on-time delivery within budget while maintaining standards and continuous learning across the Google Cloud

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience with Google Cloud solutions (GCP) and services.
• Proven track record in tech consulting or software development.
• Strong knowledge of cloud services, microservices (Kubernetes), and enterprise integration on GCP.
• Design, implement and manage cloud infrastructure and services.
• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in a relevant field (or equivalent industry experience).
• Advanced IaC proficiency, with Terraform or Deployment Manager.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with sales teams and clients to design comprehensive technology solutions.
• Provide technical expertise during the sales process with demos and proposals.
• Lead design and implementation of solutions, ensuring on-time, on-scope, on-budget delivery.
• Provide overviews of architectures, integrations, and project updates to stakeholders.
• Ensure cloud solutions meet security standards and compliance practices.
• Communicate proactively with project managers, teams, and customers.
• Create and update project documentation as required.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Develop new Google Cloud solutions and learn new skills with the team.

Skills

Google Cloud

Kubernetes

GCP

Project leadership

DevOps culture

IaC (Terraform, Deployment Manager)

Scripting languages

Python

Java

Security & Networking

Jenkins

Docker

Ansible

Git

Prometheus

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in a relevant field

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Deployment Manager

Ansible

Git

Jenkins

Docker

Prometheus

Job description

Softchoice, a World Wide Technology company, is seeking an Architect (GCP) to shape cloud strategies with the presales team and lead implementation projects alongside DevOps and PMs. You will translate business needs into secure, scalable Google Cloud solutions and mentor junior engineers.

You’ll collaborate with sales and clients to design architectures, deliver proposals, and ensure on-time delivery within budget while maintaining standards and continuous learning across the Google Cloud