
Managing Consultant - C&M - Google Cloud (Technical Lead)
PA Consulting2 months ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver Google Cloud Platform solutions and services for clients across multiple industries.
- Set technical direction and take responsibility for successful project outcomes and deliverables.
- Lead development teams or provide centralized technical expertise across multiple teams and programs.
- Lead architectural discussions and establish robust DevSecOps processes, methods, and patterns.
- Act as a primary client point of engagement through regular technical conversations, meetings, and workshops.
- Coach and mentor team members while sharing specialist knowledge and improving team capability.
- Participate actively in technical account management and maintain PA’s technical reputation and credibility.
Requirements
- Deep experience in at least one or more listed Google Cloud solution categories, including serverless, Kubernetes, networking, databases, API management, data analytics, or cloud security.
- Knowledge of Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Kubernetes Engine, Compute Engine, VPC networks, Service Perimeters, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Firestore, Apigee, Cloud Endpoints, Dataproc, Dataflow, Data Fusion, Cloud Composer, Cloud IAM, PAM, VPC Service Controls, and Security Command Centre.
- Understanding of microservices patterns, event-driven architectures, message queues, relational and non-relational databases, security best practices, access control, data protection, and communications security.
- Development or scripting experience with technologies such as Python, Node, or Bash.
- Architecture expertise and the ability to lead higher-level architectural discussions with clients and technical teams.
- Preferred knowledge of other cloud platforms, automation, DevOps using Google technologies such as Cloud Build, and open-source technologies such as Terraform.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, troubleshooting, knowledge-sharing, and client-engagement abilities.
Benefits
- Private healthcare and health and lifestyle perks for employees and their families.
- 25 days of annual leave plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve, with the opportunity to buy five additional days.
- Generous company pension scheme.
- Annual performance-based bonus and PA share ownership.
- Tax-efficient benefits including cycle to work and give as you earn schemes.
- Opportunities to participate in community and charity initiatives and access to professional growth and GCP certification development.
- Hybrid working with at least two days per week in the office or on client site, varying by assignment and potentially reaching five days per week on client site.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering