Principal GCP Architect - Digital Velocity

CDW

full-time

Posted on: 8/21/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $168,000 - $233,600 per year

Lead

AnsibleCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonTerraform

About the role

Collaborate with the technical architect on training plans and approaches to best equip staff for successful implementations.
Develop standards, best practices and training for team members along with technical architect and technical lead in their area of expertise.
Define project strategies or technical options to balance customer project goals and financial constraints.
Provide leadership and expert advice/counsel on technical subject matters and solution architecture design to customers and internal stakeholders.
Lead professional services delivery for global customers on GCP, mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership with a focus on agentic AI and Google Agentspace
Responsible for reviewing and approving Statements of Work (SOWs) and Level of Effort (LOE) estimations
Escalate and communicate alternatives with associated risks with executives and stakeholders.
Ensure procedures are being followed and assists in resolving complex problems which require professional level input.
Regularly interface with customer’s technical and business executive level and project leadership through sales presentations and/or client project solutions in communicating complex ideas, anticipating potential objections and leading discussions to align expectations.
The Principal GCP Architect will also develop standardized templates, tools, and services calculations to enhance overall technology leadership and quality.

Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years of IT Infrastructure experience, including at least 3 years in large enterprise consulting
Or, 14+ years of IT Infrastructure experience, including at least 3 years in large enterprise consulting
Practical experience with automation and Infrastructure as Code ( IaC ) technologies like Terraform or Ansible, as well as high proficiency in the design and implementation of solutions on at least one major public cloud platform
Proven ability to maintain client relationships as a trusted advisor and mentor engineers for project design and coordination
Excellent communication skills are required , with experience in making technology recommendations
History of building constructive relationships at all organizational levels and the ability to research complex technology solutions and present them to clients
Should remain calm and productive in situations of change, ambiguity, and risk
Willingness to travel to other CDW locations or client sites
Additional technology areas and experience: Python, cloud-specific automation tooling, scripting languages, data experience, networking experience, a plus