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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior GCP Solutions Architect / Sales Engineer - **Company:** August Schell - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, BigQuery, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Linux, Data Flow Control, Github, Identity and Access Management, Octopus Deploy, Ansible, Zero Trust Network Access, Computer Networking Systems, Google Cloud, Firebase, Gitlab, SC Clearance, Google Cloud Functions, Cloud Migration, Terraform - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9086645/senior-gcp-solutions-architect-sales-engineer ## About the Role * 8+ years of cloud engineering or architecture experience. * 5+ years designing Google Cloud Platform solutions. * Experience with GKE, Terraform, IAM, networking, Linux, containers, and CI/CD. * Excellent communication and presentation skills. * Customer-facing consulting experience. * U.S. Citizen eligible to obtain a Secret Clearance. * Able to travel, * Google Professional Cloud Architect or Security Engineer certification. * Federal Civilian experience. * FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, Zero Trust knowledge. * Vertex AI, BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Run, Firestore, Pub/Sub. * Crossplane, Ansible, ArgoCD, GitHub/GitLab. * Proposal/capture support experience. Ideal Candidate A consultative engineer who enjoys solving customer business challenges, communicating with executives, leading architecture discussions, and growing trusted customer relationships. ## Description We're seeking a Senior GCP Solutions Architect / Sales Engineer who combines deep Google Cloud Platform expertise with exceptional communication, relationship-building, and consultative problem-solving skills. This customer-facing role serves as both trusted technical advisor and hands-on cloud architect, helping Federal customers modernize mission-critical environments while identifying opportunities to expand long-term partnerships. Why This Role Matters Technology alone doesn't transform organizations-people do. You'll solve business challenges through GCP while building trusted customer relationships and supporting strategic growth. What You'll Spend Your Time Doing * Cloud Architecture & Solution Design - 30% * Customer Discovery & Technical Workshops - 20% * Hands-on Engineering & Technical Leadership - 20% * Business Development & Portfolio Growth - 15% * Proposal Support & Technical Presentations - 10% * Innovation & Professional Development - 5%, * Design secure, scalable Google Cloud Platform environments. * Architect GKE, Cloud Run, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, IAM, and networking solutions. * Lead cloud migrations and modernization initiatives. * Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform. * Implement CI/CD and GitOps pipelines. * Lead customer discovery sessions and architecture workshops. * Build trusted executive and technical stakeholder relationships. * Support capture, proposals, and technical presentations. * Identify opportunities to organically grow customer portfolios. * Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices., * Become a trusted technical advisor. * Lead successful modernization initiatives. * Support winning proposals. * Identify follow-on opportunities. * Help grow the cloud practice. 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