Solution Architect II, Platform, Public Sector, Google Cloud

Solution Architect II, Platform, Public Sector, Google Cloud Google, Toronto, ON, Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada

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Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

6 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 engaging with, or presenting to, technical stakeholders or executive leaders.

Experience in programming languages, debugging, systems design, prototyping, demos, or customer workshops.

Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Preferred qualifications

Experience selling technical solutions in Infrastructure Modernization, Application Modernization, Data Management, Data Analytics, Cloud AI, Networking, Migrations, or Security.

Experience driving the entire sales cycle (e.g., defining the delivery and consumption plan and transitioning it for execution).

Experience building long-term technical strategies to uncover new workloads with customers.

Experience migrating applications and services to cloud platforms.

Experience with security concepts, including encryption, identity management, access control, attack vectors, and pen testing.

About the job When leading companies choose Google Cloud, it is a huge win for spreading the power of cloud computing globally. Once educational institutions, government agencies, and other businesses sign on to use Google Cloud products, you come in to facilitate making their work more productive, mobile, and collaborative. You listen and deliver what is most helpful for the customer. You assist fellow sales Googlers by problem‑solving key technical issues for our customers. You liaise with the product marketing management and engineering teams to stay on top of industry trends and devise enhancements to Google Cloud products.

As a Platform Customer Developer, you will partner with technical sales teams to differentiate Google Cloud to our customers. You will serve as the customer’s primary technical partner and trusted advisor, engaging in technical‑led conversations to understand their business challenges. You will troubleshoot technical questions and roadblocks, engage in proofs of concept and demos, and use your expertise to architect cross‑pillar cloud solutions that solve these business challenges. You will drive the technical win and define delivery and consumption plans. You will engage with technical and business leaders, and persuasively present practical and useful solutions on Google Cloud.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise‑grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting‑edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. 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 Canada base salary range for this full‑time position is CAD 162,000‑166,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in Canada role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

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.

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Google is a global company and, to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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