Google Cloud Systems Engineer

Accenture; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services company seeks a Google Cloud Systems Engineer to deploy and operate Google Distributed Cloud solutions. The role involves significant collaboration with clients and internal teams, along with travel across the UK and internationally. Candidates should have expertise in systems automation, IaaS solutions, and strong troubleshooting skills. The position offers competitive benefits including a car allowance and private medical insurance.

Benefits

30 days of vacation

Car allowance

Fitness class access

Gym discounts

Private medical insurance

Charitable leave

Qualifications

• Experience as a Customer Solution Engineer.
• Ability to troubleshoot workload issues across multi-node environments.

Responsibilities

• Deploy Google Distributed Cloud Hosted solutions at customer sites.
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to achieve shared goals.
• Participate in deployments and training for customers.

Skills

Systems automation

Kubernetes

Scripting skills

Networking concepts

Customer empathy

Job description

Job Role: Google Cloud Systems Engineer

Location: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Glasgow

Career Level: Manager

About Accenture: Accenture is a leading global professional services company providing strategy and consulting, interactive, technology, and operations services with digital capabilities across all these areas. We have unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries, supported by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centres. With over 650,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve client performance and create lasting value. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

We value inclusion and diversity, supporting the whole person. Our core values include Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual, and Integrity. Recognized worldwide for both business performance and inclusion, we foster a culture of learning, growth, and innovation, offering boundaryless career opportunities.

Our Team

We engineer and build infrastructure, tools, access, and telemetry for systems that enable orchestration of Google-scale services. Join us to build impactful solutions.

As a Google Systems Engineer, you will:

• Deploy Google Distributed Cloud Hosted (GDCH) solutions at customer sites and for internal reference deployments.
• Develop expertise in deploying and operating GDCH solutions.
• Perform troubleshooting and resolution of infrastructure issues (Network, Storage, Servers, OS, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to achieve shared goals.
• Participate in deployments and training for customers, partners, and internal teams, which may involve international travel.
• Deliver train-the-trainer programs to empower customers and partners in deployment activities.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Systems automation, design, implementation, and technical infrastructure expertise.
• Experience with IaaS solutions like Kubernetes, system virtualization, hybrid cloud computing, and cloud storage solutions such as SQL databases, Google App Engine, and cloud networking.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, networking concepts (PXE boot, Subnets, VLANs, Jumbo Frames, LACP, NIC Teaming, Unicast/Broadcast/Multicast, ACLs, DNS, DHCP, SSH).
• Experience as a Customer Solution Engineer.
• Scripting skills (Bash, Perl, Python, Ruby) for automation.
• Background as a Site Reliability Engineer or in IT production systems engineering.
• Ability to troubleshoot workload issues across multi-node environments and manage incident cases.
• Understanding of physical server, storage, and network devices.
• Strong relationship-building skills and customer empathy.

Benefits:

Competitive salary, 30 days of vacation, car allowance, fitness class access, gym discounts, private medical insurance, and charitable leave. We support work-life balance and flexible working arrangements.

Location & Travel:

Based in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, or Glasgow. The role involves up to 75% travel within the UK and overseas, with flexibility based on project needs.

Application Deadline:

31/08/2025. We may close the role earlier if a suitable candidate is found.