Principal Architect, UK/IE Startups, Google Cloud
Job Description
Google Cloud is seeking a Principal Architect to join their UK/IE Startups team, focusing on helping customers transform their businesses through cloud technology. This role combines technical leadership with business strategy, requiring someone who can build trusted relationships with high-level stakeholders including CTOs and CIOs.
The position sits within the Customer Engineering organization and involves leading cross-functional teams to help customers design, plan, implement, and govern enterprise cloud strategies. As a Principal Architect, you'll be responsible for directing sales team execution by combining technical expertise with business acumen, particularly in the startup and scaleup ecosystem.
The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of enterprise architecture experience, with deep knowledge of cloud computing across applications, infrastructure, and platforms. You'll need strong presentation skills for executive-level engagement and experience with structured enterprise architecture practices, including hybrid cloud deployments and migration roadmaps.
This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of how businesses use technology, working with Google Cloud's cutting-edge solutions. You'll be part of a team that serves customers across 200+ countries, helping them solve critical business problems through cloud innovation. The position requires travel to customer sites and industry events, making it ideal for someone who enjoys direct client interaction and staying at the forefront of cloud technology trends.
Working at Google Cloud means joining a team dedicated to transforming businesses through technology, with access to Google's extensive resources and innovative culture. The role offers the chance to influence cloud adoption strategies for startups while working with some of the most advanced cloud technologies available.
Responsibilities For Principal Architect, UK/IE Startups, Google Cloud
- Build a trusted advisory relationship with accounts and engage with Architects, VP Engineering, CTO and CIO
- Provide domain expertise around public cloud and enterprise technology
- Make recommendations on integration strategies, enterprise architectures, platforms, and application infrastructure
- Manage the holistic enterprise architecture relationship with customers
- Travel to customer sites, conferences, and other related events is required
Requirements For Principal Architect, UK/IE Startups, Google Cloud
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 10 years of experience as an enterprise architect or equivalent experience in a customer-facing role
- Experience in cloud market insights and cloud computing across applications, infrastructure, storage, platforms, or data
- Experience engaging with, and presenting to, technical stakeholders and executive leaders
- Experience in, or supporting, the startups industry
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