Google Cloud Architecture Manager

WeAreTechWomen; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm is hiring a Google Cloud Architecture Manager to oversee technical architecture and delivery of cloud solutions for public sector clients. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in Google Cloud technologies and excellent communication skills. This role offers significant career growth opportunities and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days vacation

Private medical insurance

3 extra leave days for charitable work

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical teams to deliver projects.
• Hands-on experience with cloud security best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical architecture and delivery of Google Cloud solutions.
• Design and operate secure Google Cloud solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to small teams.

Skills

Google Cloud Professional certification

Expertise in Google Cloud products

Cloud-based solution architecture

Technical documentation skills

Cloud adoption implementations

Communication skills

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Bash, Python, Perl

Job description

Overview

Role: Google Cloud Architecture Manager

Location: London or Manchester

Career Level: Manager

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) at the point of application.

Our Team

Together we engineer and build the infrastructure, tools, access and telemetry for systems that enable orchestration of Google-scale services. Join us and help build what matters.

We are seeking a Google Cloud Technical Architecture Manager to join the Accenture Google Business Group (AGBG) within Accenture Technology in the UK, specifically focused on our UK public sector clients. Youll be part of a team that engineers and implements the infrastructure, tools, access and telemetry for systems that enable orchestration of Google-scale services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical architecture and delivery of Google Cloud solutions for public sector clients
• Design, deploy, and operate secure Google Cloud solutions both on client sites and internal reference implementations
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to small teams ensuring successful project delivery
• Leverage your deep knowledge of Google Cloud architecture and engineering to deliver enterprise grade solutions

Qualifications

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• At least one Google Cloud Professional level certification
• Expertise in a wide range of Google Cloud products and services (e.g. Compute Engine, App Engine, Cloud Storage, GKE etc.) and broader IaaS solutions (e.g. Kubernetes, systems virtualisation etc.)
• Experience architecting and engineering technical cloud-based solutions to meet business outcomes and non-functional requirements
• Hands-on experience creating comprehensive technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design specifications and operational runbooks
• Experience implementing foundational cloud platforms (e.g. landing zones, IAM, VPC, networking) to enable scalable and secure Google Cloud adoption
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both internal and client technical, non-technical and management stakeholders

Set yourself apart

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform), CI/CD pipelines and scripting (e.g. Bash, Python, Perl etc.) to automate routine tasks
• Strong understanding of cloud security best practices and tools (e.g. Identity and Access Management, firewalls, encryption)
• Hands-on experience with networking across cloud and on-premise systems (e.g. TCP/IP, subnets, VPC, load balancing, DNS)
• Proven experience leading small technical teams to deliver outcome in a project setting, providing technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members
• Experience in site reliability engineering or IT production systems operations including experience troubleshooting and debugging live incidents
• Excellent problem-solving abilities with demonstrable examples of implementing technical innovation or ways of working improvements

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services, we are known for.

Closing Date for Applications: 31/01/2026

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Locations

• London
• Manchester

Additional Information

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