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Principal Architect, Telecommunications, Google Cloud

Google

Google

Marketing & Communications, IT
Austin, TX, USA
Posted on Friday, June 23, 2023

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Austin, TX, USA; Dallas, TX, USA; Houston, TX, USA; New York, NY, USA.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience in cloud computing (e.g., applications, infrastructure, storage, platforms and data)
  • 8 years of experience as an enterprise architect in a cloud computing environment or equivalent experience in a customer-facing role

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with structured enterprise architecture practices, hybrid cloud deployments, and on-premise-to-cloud migration deployments and roadmaps.
  • Experience in enterprise technology buying and evaluation process, with an understanding of large-scale computing solutions and experience in building, architecting, designing and implementing highly distributed global cloud-based systems.
  • Knowledge of technology solutions, with the ability to learn and work with new emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the cloud technology space.
  • Knowledge of Telecommunications, Cable Networks, and Infrastructure
  • Ability to influence audiences and identify expansion engagements within accounts.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally to position and orchestrate a solution consisting of multiple products.

About the job

The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what's next for their business — all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are engineered for security, reliability and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. Our teams are dedicated to helping our customers — developers, small and large businesses, educational institutions and government agencies — see the benefits of our technology come to life. As part of an entrepreneurial team in this rapidly growing business, you will play a key role in understanding the needs of our customers and help shape the future of businesses of all sizes use technology to connect with customers, employees and partners.

As a Principal Architect you will lead cross-functional teams of experts to help customers design, plan, implement, and govern enterprise cloud strategies. You will direct the execution of the sales team by combining technical outlook and business insight. You will partner heavily with Value Engineering in order to articulate the true total value of each technical solution and the overall business partnership with Google Cloud.

Google Cloud accelerates organizations’ ability to digitally transform their business with the best infrastructure, platform, industry solutions and expertise. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology – all on the cleanest cloud in the industry. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $139,000-$213,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Build a trusted advisory relationship with strategic accounts and engage with Architects, Engineering, and C-level executives, and identify customer priorities, technical objections, and design strategies encompassing the entire Google ecosystem to deliver business value and resolve blockers.
  • Provide domain expertise around public cloud and enterprise technology, and effectively promote Google Cloud with customers, at conferences, and online.
  • Make recommendations on integration strategies, enterprise architectures, platforms, and application infrastructure required to successfully implement a complete solution providing best practice advice to customers to optimize Google Cloud effectiveness.
  • Manage the holistic enterprise architecture relationship with customers by collaborating with specialists, product management, engineering, and more.
  • Travel to customer sites, conferences, and other related events as required, up to 50% of the time.

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We welcome and encourage people who are expecting and/or parents-to-be to apply to this or any other role at Google.

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles.