Cloud Consultant III, Platforms and Infrastructure, Google Cloud

Google Inc.; Miami (FL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Cloud Consultant III to provide consulting and technical expertise on cloud infrastructure projects. You will work collaboratively with clients and teams, delivering solutions that meet strategic business needs. The ideal candidate has 7 years of project management experience, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, and knowledge of cloud technologies including Kubernetes and networking. This role involves approximately 30% travel.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in project management and technical solution delivery.
• Experience in networking and compute infrastructure.
• Ability to travel 30% of the time for client engagements.

Responsibilities

• Deliver successful cloud solutions as a trusted advisor.
• Manage deployment of cloud-based infrastructure solutions.
• Interact with stakeholders to manage project scope and priorities.

Skills

Project management

Technical solution delivery

Networking

Kubernetes

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Hadoop

Job description

Cloud Consultant III, Platforms and Infrastructure, Google Cloud

Google is seeking a Cloud Consultant III, Platforms and Infrastructure, Google Cloud in Atlanta, GA, USA; Toronto, ON, Canada; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Miami, FL, USA.

The Google Cloud Consulting Professional Services team guides customers through the moments that matter most in their cloud journey to help businesses thrive. We help customers transform and evolve their business through the use of Google’s global network, web-scale data centers, and software infrastructure.

As a Platforms and Infrastructure Cloud Consultant, you will work directly with Google’s customers on infrastructure projects that transform business. You will provide consulting, program management, and technical expertise on customer engagements, while working with client executives and key technical leaders to deploy solutions on Google Cloud Platform.

Responsibilities

• Work with customer technical leads, client executives, and partners to manage and deliver successful implementations of cloud solutions becoming a trusted advisor to decision makers throughout the engagement.
• Propose solution architectures and manage the deployment of cloud based distributed virtualized infrastructure solutions according to customer requirements and implementation best practices.
• Work with Internal Specialists, Product, and Developing teams to package approaches, best practices, and lessons learned into thought leadership, methodologies, and published assets.
• Interact with Business, Partners, and customer technical stakeholders to manage project scope, priorities, deliverables, risks and issues, and timelines for successful client outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in project management and technical solution delivery.
• Experience in networking, compute infrastructure (e.g., servers, databases, firewalls, load balancers) and architecting, developing, or maintaining cloud solutions in virtualized environments.
• Experience in one or more of the following: Networking, DevOps, Security, Compute, Storage, Hadoop, Kubernetes, or SRE.
• Ability to travel 30% of the time, as needed, for client engagements.

Preferred qualifications

• MBA or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• Experience and cloud certification with Kubernetes, GKE, or EKS.
• Experience in one or more of the following disciplines: software development, managing large scale Windows or Linux environments, network design and deployment, databases, storage systems.
• Experience with networking and system design of load balancers, firewalls, and VPN in architecting, developing and maintaining production-grade systems.
• Excellent communication, writing, presentation, and problem-solving skills.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law.