As a Google Cloud Architect, you will be a key technical leader responsible for the design and successful delivery of robust cloud solutions for our public sector clients. You will combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership skills to ensure the creation of secure, scalable, and enterprise-grade Google Cloud environments.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the technical architecture and delivery of Google Cloud solutions for public sector clients.
* Design, deploy, and operate secure sovereign 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.
Job Qualifications
We are seeking candidates with proven experience in the following areas:
* Minimum of 5 years uninterrupted residency in the UK.
* 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 virtualization, 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 (Preferred Skills)
Candidates who possess the following will be highly competitive:
* 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 outcomes 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.
Benefits:
Up to £85k
Career progression
Paid certs