GCP Cloud Architect

Role : GCP Cloud Architect

Experience : 8-12 yrs

Location : PAN India

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly experienced Google Cloud (GCP) Presales & Solutioning Architect to lead solution strategy and execution for large and strategic deals across Europe. The role involves end-to-end ownership of complex cloud pursuits, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and competitive proposals aligned with customer requirements and business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Deal Strategy & Ownership

• Own solution strategy, priorities, and outcomes for strategic GCP deals.
• Work closely with sales, delivery, and partner teams to shape winning proposals.
• Understand customer business challenges and align GCP solutions to deliver value.

Bid Governance & Management

• Establish and manage bid governance processes for:
• RFP, RFI, RFQ, RFS, and proactive deals
• Ensure:
• High solution quality and completeness
• Compliance with customer requirements
• Strong win themes and differentiators
• Alignment with internal and client stakeholders

Solution Architecture

• Design scalable, secure, and cost-effective architectures on GCP.
• Lead solutioning across:
• Cloud migration & modernization
• Containers & Kubernetes (GKE)
• Serverless and microservices
• Data & analytics (BigQuery, Dataflow, etc.)
• Security and compliance frameworks
• Apply GCP best practices and reference architectures.

Proposal Development

• Contribute to RFP/RFI responses and proposal documentation:
• Solution write-ups and architecture diagrams
• Effort estimation and costing inputs
• Technical assertions and value propositions
• Ensure proposals are clear, compelling, and aligned to win strategy.