TEKsystems · 19 hours ago
GCP Data and AI Solution Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$125K/yr - $190K/yr
8+ years expTEKsystems Global Services (TGS) is a leader in delivering cloud, data, and customer experience solutions. They are seeking a GCP Data and AI Solution Architect who will be responsible for pre-sales activities, including solution design and proposal development, while leveraging Google Cloud technologies to meet client needs.
Information Technology
Hiring Manager
John T. Howlett
Responsibilities
Lead and own pre-sales activities, including solution design, proposal development, and client presentations
Understand business requirements and other inputs such as customer terms and conditions for the technology solution and both identify and mitigate risks that could hinder the technology's ability to meet those needs
Prioritize and advocate for addressing non-functional requirements, such as usability, reliability, performance, supportability, and security
Implement application modernization initiatives and continue to maintain deep technical skills
Conduct technical assessments, proofs-of-concept, and feasibility studies to validate proposed solutions
Package capabilities and solution content for use in sales and marketing activities
Prepare value proposition and competitive positioning statements
Providing feedback to practice to enable the development, enhancement, and packaging of new capabilities
Stay up to date with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in data modernization and AI
Qualification
Required
Must have demonstrable hands-on experience designing and architecting scalable, secure, and cost-effective data solutions using Google Cloud BigQuery and Cloud Storage
Experience using frameworks such as Apache Beam and/or Apache Spark, and programming languages such as Python, Java, Bash, etc
Experience designing data architectures and data models, including medallion architectures and data mesh architectures
Exposure or experience supporting environments with AI/ML services (e.g., Vertex AI, TensorFlow) using MLOps practices
Experience with using IDE's developing with Python/PySpark, Java, or Go
Familiarity with agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and cloud-native application development
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Proven experience in pre-sales activities, solution design, and client-facing engagements
Work with sales and contract teams on Statements of Work to ensure the proposed solution is translated to contracts
Collaborate with practices on continued evolution of service offerings and presales & go-to market collateral, such as case studies, account profiling, client presentation design, etc
Turnover from Sales to Delivery ensuring that expectations, schedules, and ramp up time frames are managed
Ensure client expectations are clearly communicated to delivery (e.g., client environment, culture, key players, escalation points, roles and responsibilities, vision, issues, risks, objectives, etc.)
Providing advisory and thought leadership support to clients
A technical Bachelor's degree (Computer Science, Information Technology/Systems, etc.)
8 or more years of delivery experience in information technology and/or IT professional services
2 or more years of sales/pre-sales experience for a global professional services company (Google, Accenture, PWC, etc.)
Prior experience in playing key, hands-on development roles on GCP implementation projects
Prior experience developing project estimations, project planning, and scheduling
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively develop and maintain client relationships
Strong drive to remain current with emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in data modernization, infrastructure, and AI domains
Ability to travel to client locations to deliver professional services, as needed
Preferred
Strongly preferred demonstrable hands-on experience designing and architecting scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions using Google Cloud Cloud SQL, Cloud Composer, Dataflow, and Vertex AI
Strongly preferred certifications such as Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer and/or Google Cloud Professional Architect
Benefits
Additional earnings may be available through incentive programs like annual bonuses, profit sharing, etc.
Please click on the following link to learn more about our full-time internal employment benefits: https://www.teksystems.com/en/careers/benefits.
Company
TEKsystems
At TEKsystems, they understand people. Every year they deploy over 80,000 IT professionals at 6,000 client sites across North America,
10001+ employees
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