Google · 19 hours ago
Principal Architect IV, National Security
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$186K/yr - $261K/yr
10+ years expGoogle is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Principal Architect IV in National Security. This role involves leading cross-functional teams to help customers design and implement enterprise cloud strategies, while also engaging with technical stakeholders to present solutions that meet their business needs.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingAppsMarketingCloud StorageSearch EngineSEO
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Work with the team to identify and qualify business opportunities, understand key customer technical objections, and develop the strategy to resolve technical blockers
Share in-depth enterprise infrastructure modernization expertise to support the technical relationship with customers, including technology advocacy, supporting bid responses, product and solution briefings, and proof-of-concept work. Partner directly with product management to prioritize solutions impacting customer adoption to Google Cloud
Work directly with Google Cloud products to demonstrate and prototype integrations in customer and partner environments
Guide customers through assessments of existing legacy application environments and provide recommendations on a prioritization roadmap for infrastruction and application modernization
Recommend integration strategies, enterprise architectures, platforms, and application infrastructure required to successfully implement a complete solution on Google Cloud
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
10 years of experience as an enterprise architect or equivalent experience in a customer-facing role
Experience in cloud market insights and cloud computing across applications, infrastructure, storage, platforms, or data
Experience engaging with, and presenting to, technical stakeholders and executive leaders
Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with current polygraph
Preferred
Experience in designing, developing, and deploying solutions that leverage or integrate generative AI
Experience designing, developing, and deploying solutions to air-gapped, internet-disconnected environments
Experience with networking concepts such as software-defined networking, routing, virtual private networks, load balancers and firewalls
Experience prospecting, and building and maintaining customer relationships from scratch, with excitement for building Greenfield territories in government accounts
Benefits
Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Company
Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$26.1MKey Investors
Kleiner Perkins,Sequoia CapitalAndy Bechtolsheim
2004-08-19IPO
1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M
1998-11-01Angel· $1M
Leadership Team
Sundar Pichai
CEO
Thomas Kurian
CEO - Google Cloud
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