Cloud Platforms and Infrastructure Consultant

Please note: Applicants to this role must have work authorization in Saudi Arabia as this role is not eligible for work visa sponsorship
**Minimum qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in project management and technical solution delivery.
- Experience with architecture, developing, and maintaining technical solutions in virtualization or cloud environments.
- Experience in networking, compute infrastructure (e.g., servers, databases, firewalls, load balancers) and architecting, developing, or maintaining cloud solutions in virtualized environments (Networking, DevOps/SRE, Security, Compute, Storage, Kubernetes).

**Preferred qualifications**:

- Experience working with channel partners, systems integrator, and third-party developers to deliver successful solutions.
- Experience with deployment and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, etc).
- Experience in deploying distributed data processing systems in one or more of the following: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.
- Experience in systems design with an ability to architect or explain complex systems interactions including data flows, common interfaces, APIs etc.- Experience with reading software code in one or more languages (e.g., Java, Javascript, or Python).
- Ability to communicate in English and Arabic fluently to support client relationship management in this region

**About the job**:
The Google Cloud Consulting Professional Services team guides customers through the moments that matter most in their cloud journey to help businesses thrive. We help customers transform and evolve their business through the use of Google’s global network, web-scale data centers, and software infrastructure. As part of an innovative team in this rapidly growing business, you will help shape the future of businesses of all sizes and use technology to connect with customers, employees, and partners.

As a Platforms and Infrastructure Cloud Consultant, you will work directly with Google’s customers on critical projects to help them transform their businesses. You will provide management, consulting and technical aptitude to customer engagements while working with client executives and key technical leaders to deploy solutions via Google’s Cloud Platform. You will also work closely with key Google partners, servicing top accounts to manage programs, deliver consulting services, and provide technical guidance and best practice expertise.

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.

**Responsibilities**:

- Work with customer technical leads, client executives, and partners to manage and deliver successful implementations of cloud solutions becoming a trusted advisor to decision makers throughout the engagement.
- Propose solution architectures and manage the deployment of cloud based distributed virtualized infrastructure solutions according to complex customer requirements and implementation best practices.
- Work with internal specialists, Product, and Engineering teams to package approaches, best practices, and lessons learned into thought leadership, methodologies, and published assets.
- Interact with Sales, Partners, and customer technical stakeholders to manage project scope, priorities, deliverables, risks and issues, and timelines for successful client outcomes.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.