Platform Cloud CE III - Solutions Architect

Google; New York (NY); On-site; USD 152,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what's next for their business, with security, reliability and scalability across the stack.

As a Platform Customer Engineer, you will partner with technical Sales teams to differentiate Google Cloud and act as the customer’s primary technical partner, addressing challenges with architecture and demos, and guiding through proofs of concepts and delivery plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience with cloud native architecture in a customer-facing or support role.
• Experience with cloud engineering, on-premise engineering, virtualization, or containerization platforms.
• Experience in programming languages, debugging, systems design, prototyping, demos, or customer workshops.
• Experience engaging with, or presenting to, technical stakeholders or executive leaders.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the technical account plan and strategy, participating in planning and supporting targeted sales motions.
• Combine sales, programming, and solutions architecture expertise to prove the value of Google Cloud Platform across the portfolio through complex demos, pilots and in-depth workshops.
• Architect cross-pillar solutions, drive technical wins, and define initial delivery plans for customers; continue to lead the technical engagement in the solution phase.
• Facilitate the post-sales transition by supporting pricing activities and transitioning the final delivery plan to implementation teams.
• Maintain awareness of progress against the delivery plan, providing support to cross-functional teams during ramp, delivery, migration or implementation phases.

Skills

Cloud native architecture

Customer-facing experience

Programming and systems design

Executive presentation

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Cloud engineering platforms

Virtualization

Containerization

Job description

Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what's next for their business, with security, reliability and scalability across the stack.

As a Platform Customer Engineer, you will partner with technical Sales teams to differentiate Google Cloud and act as the customer’s primary technical partner, addressing challenges with architecture and demos, and guiding through proofs of concepts and delivery plans.