Managing Consultant - C&M - Google Cloud (Technical Lead)

We are looking for an experienced person to join, and be instrumental within, our Google Alliance team. This is a critical role, one that will stretch you personally and professionally, and require you to utilise your creative, cognitive, and emotional intelligence. As a GCP Technical Lead, you will be a true subject matter expert for delivering ingenious solutions on the Google Cloud Platform. You will set direction and take responsibility for successfully achieving outcomes or deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Pragmatic and understand that building a platform is only part of what cloud engineering entails.
• Clearly communicate with both clients and peers, describing technical issues and solutions in written and in meeting/workshop contexts.
• Confident problem solver and troubleshooter.
• Confident and generous in sharing specialist knowledge, ideas and solutions.
• Know when a platform is "fit for purpose".
• Constantly learn and be able to teach and inspire others.
• Ensure PA’s reputation and credibility is always regarded at a remarkably elevated level, and initiate corrective actions when necessary.
• Have expertise in architecture and comfortable leading higher-level architectural discussions.
• Own the overall DevSecOps process across a team or multiple teams, building strong principles and putting robust methods and patterns in place.
• Have regular conversations with the client, being a main point of engagement.
• Coach and mentor the team.
• Play an active role in technical account management.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the following products and deep experience in one or more of the categories: Serverless: Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Kubernetes Engine, Compute Engine, VPC networks and Service Perimeters, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner and Firestore, API management including Apigee or Cloud Endpoints, Data analytics services including Dataproc, Dataflow, Data Fusion and Cloud Composer, Security controls, including Cloud IAM, PAM, VPC Service Controls and Security Command Centre.
• Additionally, sound understanding of the following architectural principles: Microservices patterns, Event-driven architectures and message queues, Relational and non-relational databases, Development and/or scripting experience (e.g. Python, Node, Bash), Security best practices for access control, data protection and communications.
• We would also be thrilled if you have: Knowledge of other cloud platforms, Automation, DevOps experience using Google tech like Cloud Build and open source tech like Terraform.

Benefits

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family.
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• PA share ownership.
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn).

Working Arrangements

• Hybrid Working – Our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. The actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role, up to 5 days per week on client site.
• Flexible Working – You have autonomy to manage your time and diary to suit your work/life balance.

Adjustments or Accommodations

Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, either at application or interview, please contact us.

EEO Statement

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.