West Monroe · 3 hours ago
Solution Architect, Utilities, Google Cloud Platform
New York
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$177K/yr - $209K/yr
8+ years expWest Monroe is a global business and technology consulting firm seeking a GCP Solutions Architect to support their Energy & Utilities clients. The role involves designing and implementing cloud-based data and analytics platforms on Google Cloud, providing technical guidance, and contributing to practice development and business development efforts.
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Responsibilities
Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) and solution architect on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technologies, guiding client stakeholders through design decisions, tradeoffs, and migration strategies
Compare and contrast Azure, AWS, and GCP capabilities (cost, performance, compliance, analytics/AI) to support informed decision-making
Lead the architecture, design, and migration approach for client workloads into GCP, including hybrid and multi-cloud scenarios
Lead the greenfield build of modern data platforms that enable analytics, AI, and agentic solutions on GCP by developing architectures that leverage GCP services to support use case specific requirements
Understand key differences and overlap in modern data platform capabilities when considering Databricks to complement Google Cloud solutions
Lead platform cost modeling to provide guidance on O&M budgeting and oversee efforts to identify and capture cost savings in existing capabilities
Collaborate with data engineers, developers, and business SMEs to ensure architecture aligns with business goals and regulatory requirements
Provide hands-on technical guidance on cloud-native services (BigQuery, BigTable, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Looker, Vertex AI, etc.) as well as security, networking, and governance
Understand the connection between data governance, data engineering, analytics/AI, and agentic solutions from a holistic delivery perspective
Act as a trusted advisor to client leadership, driving alignment across business and IT stakeholders
Contribute to the Energy & Utilities practice and Technology & Experience Discipline by developing methodologies, accelerators, and best practices for GCP adoption in regulated utility environments
Promote thought leadership around cloud modernization, data platforms, and AI/ML use cases enabled by GCP
Mentor junior team members and foster a collaborative, learning-oriented culture within West Monroe
Partner with account teams to understand business needs and shape them into technical roadmaps, proposals, and solutions
Contribute to client pursuits as a GCP SME, including crafting architecture options, estimates, and risk assessments
Build and maintain a professional network in the utilities and cloud ecosystems, strengthening West Monroe’s reputation in the market
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (advanced degrees a plus)
8+ years of work experience, including at least 3+ years designing and implementing cloud solutions on GCP
Strong understanding of cloud data and analytics architectures, including batch and streaming data pipelines, data warehouses (BigQuery), and AI/ML services (Vertex AI, Agentspace)
Experience with Azure cloud services and Databricks platform, ability to objectively evaluate Azure vs. GCP tradeoffs inclusive of Databricks deployments
Proven success leading large-scale cloud migrations or platform builds (design through implementation)
Familiarity with regulatory/compliance frameworks relevant to utilities (e.g., NERC CIP, data residency, security standards)
Possess at least one Google Cloud Professional certification: Data Engineer, Cloud Database Engineer, Cloud Architect, Machine Learning Engineer
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and business stakeholders
Ability to document technical architectures and explain approach and rational to technical resources
Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capabilities
Willingness to travel to client sites as needed (up to 50–75% annually)
Preferred
Experience working with large, regulated utilities (familiarity with NERC CIP, PSC, and related compliance requirements)
Databricks certification (e.g., Data Engineer Associate/Professional, Machine Learning Associate/Professional)
Benefits
Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan.
Employees can purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program.
Employees are eligible to receive annual bonuses.
Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off.
Employees will receive ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.
Company
West Monroe
West Monroe offers digital transformation, analytics, cloud, cyber security, business advisory, and management consulting services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
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MSD Partners
2021-10-15Series Unknown
2020-01-07Acquired
Leadership Team
Gil Mermelstein
Chief Executive Officer
Kevin McCarty
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of West Monroe
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