2576 Google jobs in Illinois

Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking a Google Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and support secure, scalable cloud infrastructure solutions across complex, multi-cloud environments. This role requires deep hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), infrastructure automation, and cloud-native tools such as Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.

This position is fully remote and strongly prefers an active Public Trust. Candidates without an active Public Trust must be able to obtain.

At Maximus, you'll be joining a company celebrating 50 years of service, with a strong track record of success. We've been recognized as a Washington Post Top Workplace and a VETS Indexes 5 Star Employer in 2024.

As part of our team, you'll have access to:

• A generous annual allowance for education or professional certification

• Free training and certification programs to support your technical growth

• A collaborative and respectful work environment

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS021, T3, Band 6

• Design and implement secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure solutions on Google Cloud.

• Integrate Google Cloud services (e.g., Earth Engine, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub) with on-prem and other cloud platforms.

• Automate deployments using Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and Google Cloud SDK.

• Configure and manage Kubernetes and GKE environments.

• Migrate and optimize data pipelines using ETL processes.

• Implement cloud security best practices and ensure compliance with FedRAMP/FISMA.

• Monitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure using Google Cloud Operations Suite.

Minimum Requirements

TCS021, T3, Band 6

Minimum Requirements (required skills that align with contract LCAT, verifiable, and measurable):

Project Specific Qualifications:

• Proficiency in GCP and AWS; understanding of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS models.

• Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Familiarity with container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience with cloud APIs, SDKs, and secure integrations.

• Knowledge of federal compliance standards (FedRAMP, FISMA).

Years of Required Work-Related Experience:

• 5+ years

Required Certifications:

• None required, but cloud platform experience must be verifiable.

Preferred Key Skills and Abilities (not contractually required):

• Cloud certifications (e.g., Google Professional Cloud Engineer, AWS SysOps Admin).

• Experience with Terraform, Ansible.

• Familiarity with NIST and TIC 3.0 frameworks.

• Experience with monitoring tools like Datadog or Google Cloud Operations Suite

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EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Minimum Salary

$

115,000.00

Maximum Salary

$

129,000.00

Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking a Google Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and support secure, scalable cloud infrastructure solutions across complex, multi-cloud environments. This role requires deep hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), infrastructure automation, and cloud-native tools such as Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.

This position is fully remote and strongly prefers an active Public Trust. Candidates without an active Public Trust must be able to obtain.

At Maximus, you'll be joining a company celebrating 50 years of service, with a strong track record of success. We've been recognized as a Washington Post Top Workplace and a VETS Indexes 5 Star Employer in 2024.

As part of our team, you'll have access to:

• A generous annual allowance for education or professional certification

• Free training and certification programs to support your technical growth

• A collaborative and respectful work environment

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS021, T3, Band 6

• Design and implement secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure solutions on Google Cloud.

• Integrate Google Cloud services (e.g., Earth Engine, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub) with on-prem and other cloud platforms.

• Automate deployments using Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and Google Cloud SDK.

• Configure and manage Kubernetes and GKE environments.

• Migrate and optimize data pipelines using ETL processes.

• Implement cloud security best practices and ensure compliance with FedRAMP/FISMA.

• Monitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure using Google Cloud Operations Suite.

Minimum Requirements

TCS021, T3, Band 6

Minimum Requirements (required skills that align with contract LCAT, verifiable, and measurable):

Project Specific Qualifications:

• Proficiency in GCP and AWS; understanding of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS models.

• Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Familiarity with container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience with cloud APIs, SDKs, and secure integrations.

• Knowledge of federal compliance standards (FedRAMP, FISMA).

Years of Required Work-Related Experience:

• 5+ years

Required Certifications:

• None required, but cloud platform experience must be verifiable.

Preferred Key Skills and Abilities (not contractually required):

• Cloud certifications (e.g., Google Professional Cloud Engineer, AWS SysOps Admin).

• Experience with Terraform, Ansible.

• Familiarity with NIST and TIC 3.0 frameworks.

• Experience with monitoring tools like Datadog or Google Cloud Operations Suite

#techjobs #veteransPage

EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Minimum Salary

$

115,000.00

Maximum Salary

$

129,000.00

The application window will be open until at least August 21, 2025. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
**Minimum qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
+ 15 years of experience in a technical project management or a customer-facing role.
+ Experience in delivering scaled GTM motions.
+ Experience delivering business and technical pitches to the C-Suite and Board level employees.
**Preferred qualifications:**
+ Experience selling Cloud products.
+ Experience with content creation and narrative development.
+ Ability to collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries, build relationships, import/export talent and ideas to achieve broader organizational goals.
+ Ability to quickly learn, understand, and work with new emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the Cloud/IT technology space.
As a Global Practice Architect for AI for Google Cloud, you will help drive goal, mission, and strategy around the AI Go-to-Market (GTM) approach. The goals of the Global Practice Architect function are to design and manage the constructions of plays that include a complete GTM bill of materials, as measured by reaching our growth goals for that practice (collection of products) in that fiscal year. The GTM bill of materials will include business assets, orchestration models, propensity modeling, field activation, offers and incentives, business value, partners and services strategy, and more. You will orchestrate across numerous contributing teams including solutions, services, partners, product engineering, marketing, and GTM stakeholder organizations in regional and global teams, including peer practice architects supporting other products within the same practice area, to facilitate the successful design, implementation, and refinement of the overall strategy. You will be accountable for the strategy, construction, and management of the plays they manage in their practice area.
In this role, you will showcase leadership capabilities and tactical thinking by designing and orchestrating the right model for Google Cloud's objectives and the current market landscape. You will partner with key cross-functional stakeholders to develop and iterate on the plan, and interface directly with customers, both helping them to understand Google Cloud's offerings and gathering their feedback. Finally, you will recommend ways to adapt as the market and customer needs change.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $218,000-$306,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .
**Responsibilities:**
+ Own the construction and implementation of GTM AI plays for the specific product portfolio.
+ Drive decision-making by leveraging analysis and insights, aligning project portfolios and Go-to-Market (GTM) plans with company strategy to achieve growth goals for AI.
+ Support the design and implementation of integrated GTM AI blueprints across the full ecosystem (e.g., industries, solutions, partnerships, services, enablement, compensation), collaborating with practice leads to balance efficiency and growth.
+ Oversee the GTM AI portfolio, continuously monitoring business performance, diagnosing issues, and recommending new approaches based on results and data-driven insights.
+ Conduct ongoing research and benchmarking to incorporate industry best practices, providing actionable insights and recommendations to practice leads to inform alignment.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also and If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form:

The application window will be open until at least July 25, 2025. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
**Minimum qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
+ 10 years of experience with technical or GTM planning in Cloud Partners in a customer-facing or support role.
+ Experience delivering scaled GTM motions and managing GTM processes, analytics, and reporting.
+ Experience delivering business and technical presentations to the C-Suite and board level within an organization.
**Preferred qualifications:**
+ Master's degree in Business, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering or Applied Science, or a related field.
+ Experience working across organizational boundaries, building relationships and ideas to achieve broader organizational goals.
+ Experience with emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the Cloud/IT technology space (e.g., Generative AI, Cloud Security, Distributed Cloud, etc.).
+ Experience developing business plays for cloud products leveraging partnerships.
+ Experience with solution content creation and narrative development.
The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what's next for their business - all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are developed for security, reliability and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. Our teams are dedicated to helping our customers - developers, small and large businesses, educational institutions and government agencies - see the benefits of our technology come to life. As part of an entrepreneurial team in this rapidly growing business, you will play a key role in understanding the needs of our customers and help shape the future of businesses of all sizes use technology to connect with customers, employees and partners.
As a Global Practice Architect for Partners within Google Cloud, you will bring your experience and thought leadership and operational mindset to help drive outlook, mission, and strategy around the Partners Go-To-Market (GTM) approach. Your goal is to design and manage the constructions of plays and bills of materials in order to reach our growth goals. The GTM bill of materials includes sales assets, orchestration models, propensity modeling, field activation, offers and incentives, business value, partners and services strategy and more.The Global Practice Architect team orchestrates across numerous contributing teams, and GTM stakeholder organizations, regionally and globally, to facilitate the successful design, implementation and refinement of the overall strategy.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $168,000-$249,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google ( .
**Responsibilities:**
+ Own the construction and implementation of GTM partner plays for your specific product portfolio.
+ Drive strategic decision-making by leveraging analysis and insights, aligning project portfolios and GTM plans with company strategy to achieve growth goals for the partner organization.
+ Support the design and implementation of integrated GTM partners blueprints across the full ecosystem (industries, solutions, partnerships, services, enablement, compensation), collaborating with Practice Lead to balance efficiency and growth.
+ Oversee the GTM partners portfolio, continuously monitoring business performance, diagnosing issues, and recommending new approaches based on results and data-driven insights.
+ Conduct ongoing research and benchmarking to incorporate industry best practices, providing actionable insights and recommendations to Practice Lead to inform strategic alignment.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also and If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form:

The application window will be open until at least August 06, 2025. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
**Minimum qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
+ 5 years of experience with one or more of the following Google Cloud services within a Retail context: VertexAI, BigQuery, BigTable, Spanner, Dataflow, Google Kubernetes Engine, Google Compute Engine.
+ Experience in Artificial Intelligence applications (e.g., deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision, or pattern recognition), applied machine learning techniques, or using OSS frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
**Preferred qualifications:**
+ Master's degree in Computer Science, a related engineering field.
+ Understanding of the current state of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Analytics.
+ Excellent communication, written, presentation and problem solving skills.
As a Solutions Architect focused on Generative AI for retail, you'll guide customers in implementing best practices and creating solutions using AI. This includes Agentic applications, Generative Media for marketing, and AI-powered catalog data enrichment. You'll direct the reliable and safe production deployment of these AI workloads.
Within Google Cloud's Solution Engineering, you should know software and cloud-native development and manage multiple projects. A key task is to work with customers, field teams, solutions, and Google engineering to produce secure, scalable Gen AI solutions. You'll share these through white papers, open-source, webinars, videos, blogs, and presentations. Your passion for tech, learning, and problem-solving, along with customer enthusiasm, will empower decision-makers to adopt Google Cloud.
You'll communicate with businesses to help them adopt Google products on their cloud journey. You'll explore and experiment with our Gen AI suite to build and deploy cloud solutions for retail use cases, providing feedback to product teams while developing architectures, best practices, and adoption strategies.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $147,000-$216,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .
**Responsibilities:**
+ Design, build, and scale technical assets showcasing Google Cloud's value for retail, with emphasis on Generative AI like agentic apps, marketing media, and AI data enrichment to drive customer growth and efficiency.
+ Align with stakeholders across product, solution, and content teams, as well as customers, ensuring market-aligned assets that integrate into Go-To-Market initiatives.
+ Create reusable assets, including reference architectures and open-source code, guiding Gen AI implementation in retail.
+ Develop open-source technical solutions leveraging retail and cloud expertise, transforming ideas into opportunities for intelligent agents, synthetic media, and enhanced product information.
+ Represent the retail customers, feeding back to Product teams to shape future AI solutions.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also and If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form:

**Minimum qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
+ 4 years of work experience within a procurement or related function.
+ Experience with sourcing strategies, RFx processes, negotiations, or supplier evaluations within software or related categories.
+ Experience with contracts within the software category.
**Preferred qualifications:**
+ Master's degree or PhD in a related field.
+ Certifications in Procurement, Supply Chain Management or a related field.
+ Experience in developing and managing key performance indicators and metrics to measure category performance and track progress towards goals.
+ Ability to lead projects or initiatives aimed at improving procurement processes, implementing new strategies, or driving innovation within the software category.
+ Excellent project management skills.
+ Proficiency in leveraging technology and problem-solving tools to enhance category management practices, driving data-driven decision-making through the analysis of procurement data, report generation, and insightful contributions to performance evaluation within the software category.
In the Google Procurement Organization (GPO), our aim is to unlock the value for Google to reinvest in what matters most. We do this by bringing velocity, efficiency, and security to buying at Google, while partnering across Google to deliver solutions fit for purpose. As a centralized organization operating in a high complexity environment, we bring "one voice" to stakeholders and suppliers to ensure the best outcomes. Our organization fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation while providing opportunities for ongoing career growth and development.
Within the Google Procurement Organization, the Category Management team partners closely with key stakeholders to help shape and implement procurement strategies. The Category team is responsible for developing and driving holistic category strategies, managing stakeholder relationships, and bringing excellence to Google-wide sourcing, supplier, and contract management.
In this role, you will be responsible for pioneering innovative category and sourcing strategies, cultivating supplier relationships, and optimizing spend categories through data-driven insights to unlock value for Google.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $107,000-$153,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google ( .
**Responsibilities:**
+ Support development and execution of category strategies aligned with organizational objectives for assigned indirect spend categories.
+ Build and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure quality service delivery and alignment with stakeholder's objectives.
+ Support the execution of sourcing strategies, Request for X (RFx) processes, lead commercial and contract discussions, and supplier evaluations within designated categories.
+ Analyze spending patterns, market trends, and identify value opportunities within the category.
+ Analyze procurement data, generate reports, and provide insights to support decision-making and performance evaluation by using data to influence stakeholders to support sourcing recommendations and be deemed as procurement trusted advisor.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also and If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form:

**Minimum qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
+ 10 years of experience in customer-facing roles, including interfacing with executive stakeholders and managing and delivering IT technical implementations, transformation programs, or other initiatives.
+ Experience supporting enterprise customers in Cloud Professional Services organizations, IT consulting, or program management organizations.
**Preferred qualifications:**
+ Master's degree in a management, technical, or engineering field.
+ Experience in value consulting, proposal development, and execution with public cloud providers like Google Cloud.
+ Experience collaborating with channel partners, systems integrators, and third-parties to deliver and manage implementation of solutions.
+ Experience collaborating with channel partners, systems integrators, and third-parties to deliver and manage implementation of solutions.
+ Knowledge in IT operations, database systems, networking, IT security, application development, service architecture, cloud-native application development, hosted services, storage systems, or cyber security.
As a Pursuit Lead for Google Cloud Consulting (GCC), you will help customers successfully adopt Google Cloud products. You will lead the development of Professional Services, Learning, and Technical Account Manager pitches, strategies, and engagements with our customers to help drive the successful adoption of Google Cloud working alongside our Go-to-Market teams.Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $168,000-$249,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google ( .
**Responsibilities:**
+ Accelerate customer adoption of Google Cloud by leading the development of implementation strategies for Google Cloud customers, taking customer business use cases and translating them into actionable delivery models.
+ Manage the services business process, taking customer use cases from lead stage through delivery stage, while driving operational excellence during the solutioning process with forecast management, scoping documentation, and agreement closure.
+ Collaborate with Sales and Customer Engineers to capture customer use cases and requirements to develop GCC strategies, and act as the Services point of contact for the Sales team.
+ Manage regional and industry business relationships with internal teams and develop proactive services business strategies based on regional needs.
+ Collaborate with our Professional Service Organization (PSO) Consultants to determine project goals, define success criteria, and create Statements of Work for customer-related projects.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also and If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form:

Overview

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Google Cloud Associate (GCP Cloud SME) to support our customer, USPS and their CIO Architecture, Strategy & Innovation (CASI) group. The CASI is to assist Vice President of Information Technology (IT) design, develop, maintain, support, and translate corporate business vision and strategy along with stakeholder input into objectives for building, enhancing, or replacing business and IT systems capabilities, together with an implementation of a comprehensive IT roadmap, all-the-while maintaining resilience to change as a key architectural and strategy objective for the enterprise. In the fast-paced world of IT, agility and responsiveness to the frequently occurring changes in direction are a must, even while moving continuously forward implementing elements of the Postmaster General's "Delivering for America" 10-year plan. This position is full remote within the United states.

To support the USPS mission, projects, and system requirements, the USPS requires sophisticated information technology systems support services by experienced professionals. The CASI team demonstrates leadership by evaluating and driving implementation of innovative solutions for technology infrastructure and application architecture.

Responsibilities

• Advises and assists IT functional groups to define and implement solutions aligned with a Cloud based Microservices / Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) for infrastructure or business applications.

• Creates architecture deliverables describing cloud solutions in sufficient detail to develop bill of materials, technology components, vendor components, cost estimations, and design parameters suitable for handoff to implementation teams.

• Prepares solution descriptions, assumptions, technical approach, and content that explains why solution is recommended, risks and mitigation plans.

• Leads cultural change for cloud adoption. Actively participates in the development and socialization of Infrastructure Solution roadmaps related to public cloud offerings.

• Creates and communicates cloud policies, procedures, standards, design patterns, and reference architectures that define repeatable solutions.

• Identifies training and development needs required to support cloud-based solutions standards; develops materials for training and awareness, and delivers messages to intended audience.

• Interfaces with vendors to ensure standard architectures are adhered to and implemented for projects within a specific technology area.

• Provides technical direction to management and systems professionals engaged in the analysis, design, development, implementation and maintenance of business information systems.

• Ensures alignment of infrastructure and application solution design to the overall architecture for Enterprise applications and compliance with defined technology standards, policies, processes and best industry practices.

• Researches and analyzes the technology industry and market trends relating to cloud technologies to determine potential impact upon the IT enterprise; makes recommendations to capitalize on trends and industry best practice.

• Ensures the architecture governance structure is applied in a defined solutions area based on business and IT organization strategies.

• Ensures publication and update of solution standards pertaining to cloud hosted solutions and manages individual projects related to the release and propagation of standards across IT.

• Provides leadership and technical assistance as an IT SWAT team member to management and systems professionals engaged in problem solving regarding the analysis, design, development, implementation and maintenance of business information systems.

Qualifications

Bachelor's with 20+ years (or commensurate experience)

Required Skills and Experience

• Expert knowledge of Google cloud services and have an Active Google Cloud Associate or Professional certification.

• Demonstrated ability to research, analyze, and evaluate existing and proposed business systems and procedures, develop requirements and identify Google cloud centric system solutions in detailed measurable terms that achieve optimum performance and cost effectiveness.

• Knowledge of industry developments, business information systems and practices, development methods, procedures, standards, techniques, Agile application life cycle, test driven development, continuous integration of code development, and current cloud technologies, in particular Google cloud.

• Experience leading the design, development and deployment of performant cloud business software, in particular Google cloud, at scale or current hands on technology infrastructure, network, compute, storage, and virtualization experience.

• Ability to integrate cloud services, in particular on Google cloud, with other SaaS or on premise technologies from leading vendor products Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, HP, Linux, SAP, etc.

• Experience with IT compliance and risk management requirements in a regulated environment such as SOX and PCI for cloud applications, in particular on Google cloud.

• Ability to automate complex tasks, in particular on Google cloud, using scripting or coding skills, or similar current automation tools (e.g., shell, Python, Ruby, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, Chef, or Puppet).

• Knowledge of information systems enterprise-wide architecture including knowledge of a wide range of foundational technology such as cloud services, servers and storage, virtualization, high availability, performance analysis and management, and enterprise infrastructure monitoring for highly available web-scale systems.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to communicate, orally and in writing, sufficient to develop and present management briefings; provide written and/or verbal guidance on technical issues; and prepare/present recommendations and reports.

• Using design patterns for building scalable and maintainable applications/solutions.

• Clearly document code, models, and technical solutions.

• Proficiency in Generative AI and prompt engineering.

• Continuous learning and adaptability in a very large IT organization.

• Communicating complex technical concepts to both technical and executive stakeholders.

• Troubleshooting software and technical implementations in large-scale enterprise

• Understanding of concepts like CI/CD, containerization, and deployment strategies for kafka components in large-scale production environments.

• Querying and managing data in both SQL and NoSQL databases.

• Proficiency creating technical diagrams with products like Microsoft Visio or Draw.io.

• Proficiency creating technical design and architecture documents in Microsoft Word.

• Proficiency creating business and technical presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint.

• Proficiency creating data representations, charts and reports in tools such as Microsoft's Excel worksheets and Power BI.

Clearance Required: US Citizenship or Permanent Residency (Green card) is required to obtain and maintain the Public Trust

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Integrating kafka event streams with Agentic AI workflows.

Company Overview

GovCIO is a team of transformers--people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.

But we can't do it alone. We need great people to help us do great things - for our customers, our culture, and our ability to attract other great people. We are changing the face of government IT and building a workforce that fuels this mission. Are you ready to be a transformer?

What You Can Expect

Interview & Hiring Process

If you are selected to move forward through the process, here's what you canexpect:

• During the Interview Process

• Virtual video interview conducted via video with the hiring manager and/or team

• Camera must be on

• A valid photo ID must be presented during each interview

• During the Hiring Process

• Enhanced Biometrics ID verification screening

• Background check, to include:

• Criminal history (past 7 years)

• Verification of your highest level of education

• Verification of your employment history (past 7 years), based on information provided in your application

Employee Perks

At GovCIO, we consistently hear that meaningful work and a collaborative team environment are two of the top reasons our employees enjoy working here. In addition, our employees have access to a range of perks and benefits to support their personal and professional well-being, beyond the standard company offered health benefits, including:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Corporate Discounts

• Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content

• Training, Education and Certification Assistance*

• Referral Bonus Program

• Internal Mobility Program

• Pet Insurance

• Flexible Work Environment

*Available to full-time employees

Our employees' unique talents and contributions are the driving force behind our success in supporting our customers, which ultimately fuels the success of our company. Join us and be a part of a culture that invests in its people and prioritizes continuous enhancement of the employee experience.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. EOE, including disability/vets.

Posted Pay Range

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Posted Salary Range

USD $150,000.00 - USD $195,000.00 /Yr.

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Location US-Remote

ID 2025-6453

Category Software Engineering Services

Position Type Full-Time

The application window will be open until at least August 22, 2025. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
**Minimum qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
+ 7 years of experience in Strategy Consulting, Value Engineering, Technology Consulting, or Account Sales within cloud computing or the technology sector.
+ 7 years of experience project managing and delivering technical solutions.
+ Experience delivering and implementing digital transformation strategies for global enterprise clients, including working with board-level stakeholders.
+ Experience in managing and working with C-level executive stakeholders.
+ Experience in building quantitative value and ROI models, integrating business and technical elements to construct business cases.
**Preferred qualifications:**
+ Experience in leveraging design thinking frameworks to lead large workshops with senior executives.
+ Experience in infrastructure, AI, platform, data, security or related technologies.
+ Experience in technical troubleshooting and reading code in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, SQL, Go, or C++).
+ Knowledge of value selling methodology and processes, opportunities, value chain, and value realization across cloud technology.
+ Excellent communication and presentation skills.
The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what's next for their business - all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are developed for security, reliability and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. Our teams are dedicated to helping our customers - developers, small and large businesses, educational institutions and government agencies - see the benefits of our technology come to life. As part of an entrepreneurial team in this rapidly growing business, you will play a key role in understanding the needs of our customers and help shape the future of businesses of all sizes use technology to connect with customers, employees and partners.
As a Global Value Solutions Lead, you will be a key thought partner and versatile problem-solver on the team. You will be responsible for scaling value selling across Google Cloud. You will manage challenges, from defining value methodologies to helping our Sales teams transform into more effective value sellers, utilizing the power of Generative AI. You will execute on key priorities and act as a strategic advisor, identifying gaps and opportunities to accelerate our mission.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $177,000-$263,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .
**Responsibilities:**
+ Develop and refine financial models (e.g. ROI/TCO) and business cases to quantify the value of our Google Cloud solutions, and use those insights to create data-backed value propositions.
+ Design, implement, and leverage scalable processes and tooling, including our value selling tech stack, to enable our Global Sales teams to build self-service business cases.
+ Leverage Generative AI tools to automate content creation and data analysis, pioneering new methods for delivering value insights at scale.
+ Lead cross-functional sprints and programs focused on key scaling priorities from initial discovery to final delivery.
+ Identify opportunities within the customer journey to introduce new value-based conversations and align our value assets and programs with the Google Cloud customer lifecycle.
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