
GCP Pre-Sales Solutions Architect
Minor Hotels Europe and Americas
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • Florida • United States
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Salary
💰 $94,248 - $215,050 per year
About the role
- Define enterprise cloud strategy and target-state architecture, covering capability uplift, adoption frameworks, modernization patterns, and future‑state operating model design.
- Develop multi-year transformation roadmaps aligned to business priorities, value drivers, and measurable outcomes.
- Design Cloud discovery and assessment, 7R classification, dependency mapping, and business case creation anchored in measurable outcomes.
- Build comprehensive financial models- TCO/ROI projections, migration cost modelling, and multi-year cloud investment forecasting.
- Architect cloud Landing Zones across GCP, Azure, and AWS, integrating identity, networking, governance, policy management, and security guardrails.
- Define reference architecture including IaC standards, reusable Terraform modules, and automation patterns.
- Define migration waves, tooling integration, orchestration workflows, and governance structures ensuring predictable, high‑quality migration outcomes.
- Develop Transition & Transformation (T&T) plans for large-scale multi-phase programs.
- Drive infrastructure-led app modernization, designing container platforms (AKS/EKS/GKE) and implementing SRE principles (SLIs, SLOs, error budgets).
- Architect reliable, automated platform engineering ecosystems that accelerate delivery and operations.
- Design multi-cloud CI/CD ecosystems, pipeline topology, artifact workflows, and automated release strategies.
- Define DevSecOps integration patterns across compliance, governance, and quality gates.
- Build and structure business cases and pricing models to support solution justification and commercial alignment.
- Collaborate seamlessly with Delivery teams to finalize statement of work, secure necessary approvals, and ensure smooth handover for execution.
- Provide strategic guidance on AI-led operations, predictive intelligence, cloud-native digitalization, FinOps, SRE, container platforms, cloud self‑service, and multi-cloud orchestration tooling.
- Lead client orals, value workshops, architecture reviews, and executive briefings to shape cloud transformation deals.
- Prepare and deliver capability presentations, solution narratives, and differentiated value propositions.
- Collaborate with hyperscalers and technology partners to bring innovation, new capabilities, and co-sell alignment.
- Work closely with cloud vendors/partners for new technology adoption and continuous capability uplift of delivery and presales teams.
Requirements
- 15+Years IT experience with at least 5 years in Cloud Solutioning
- Proven leadership in cloud transformations, platform engineering, and managed services opportunities
- Expertise in hybrid cloud platforms including GCP, Azure, AWS
- Proficient in engineering IaaS, PaaS, middleware platforms, container ecosystems, and AI/ML workloads across public and private clouds
- Skilled in shaping cloud-native architectures aligned to business and transformation goals
- Strong architecture experience in networking, Kubernetes, serverless, integration, and data platforms
- Understanding & Knowledge of ITSM flow, IT Observability (Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, GCP Ops Suite, Prometheus), AIOps tools
- Strong understanding of ITIL v4, SRE practices, operational models, SLIs/SLOs, and cloud operations governance supporting design of resilient, observable, and efficient cloud platforms
- Integrate FinOps principles into solution architecture to drive transparency, cost optimization, forecasting accuracy, and consumption‑aligned financial governance, ensuring architecture choices support the commercial strategy
- Good at engaging CXOs and senior leadership through clear, outcome‑driven communication
- Adept at translating complex, multi‑cloud architectures into clear, compelling narratives
- Strong leadership presence with a proven ability to guide cross‑functional teams, drive collaborative solutioning.
- Certifications (Preferred) Google Cloud Professional Certified | Microsoft Azure Expert/Architect | AWS Professional Certified | Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) | Certified FinOps Practitioner / FinOps Professional, demonstrating strong cloud financial governance and cost‑optimization capability ITIL v4 Certified | TOGAF Certified, enabling structured architecture governance and service management alignment.
Benefits
- Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade
- Company paid holidays
- Personal Days
- Sick Leave
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
- Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee assistance programs
- Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility
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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud strategycloud architecturemulti-cloud CI/CDTerraformcontainer platformsIaaSPaaSAI/ML workloadsFinOpsSRE principles
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationstrategic guidanceoutcome-drivennarrative translationcross-functional team guidanceclient engagementworkshop facilitationpresentation skills
Certifications
Google Cloud Professional CertifiedMicrosoft Azure Expert/ArchitectAWS Professional CertifiedCertified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)Certified FinOps PractitionerITIL v4 CertifiedTOGAF Certified