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Full-time
bachelor degree, professional certificate
Posted 56d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Lead the design and technical governance of enterprise-scale Google Cloud solutions for clients across South Africa and the Middle East & Africa. Act as a trusted advisor to translate business objectives into secure, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud architectures.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree and 8+ years of IT infrastructure experience, with at least 4 years specifically focused on Google Cloud. Professional Cloud Architect certification and deep expertise in GCP services and Infrastructure as Code are required.
Full job description
Make an impact with NTT DATA Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.
We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Cloud Architect (Google Cloud) to partner with enterprise sales, consulting, and delivery teams in designing and positioning scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-optimized cloud solutions for clients across South Africa and the Middle East & Africa. This role serves as the senior technical leader for Google Cloud architecture engagements, providing strategic guidance, solution leadership, and architectural governance across the full cloud lifecycle.
The successful candidate will be a trusted advisor to clients and internal stakeholders, translating business objectives into enterprise-grade cloud architectures while supporting pre-sales activities, solution design, migration strategies, modernization initiatives, and cloud transformation programs.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the architecture, design, and technical governance of enterprise-scale Google Cloud solutions.
Partner with sales and client stakeholders to develop compelling cloud strategies, solution architectures, and transformation roadmaps.
Design highly available, resilient, secure, and scalable cloud platforms using Google Cloud best practices and Google Cloud Architecture Framework principles.
Develop and promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Google Cloud Deployment Manager (or Infrastructure Manager) and Google Cloud configuration automation tools.
Provide architectural leadership for cloud migration, application modernization, containerization, and serverless initiatives.
Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, security, and application teams to implement CI/CD and platform automation strategies.
Drive cloud security, compliance, governance, and FinOps best practices.
Perform architecture reviews and provide technical oversight throughout solution delivery.
Act as a trusted advisor to clients, presenting technical solutions to executive, business, and technical audiences.
Mentor architects and engineers while contributing to cloud capability development and thought leadership.
Stay current with emerging Google Cloud services, industry trends, and cloud-native technologies.
Required Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud architecture, or platform engineering, with at least 4 years focused on Google Cloud.
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification (required or strongly preferred). Additional Google Cloud certifications are advantageous.
Deep expertise across Google Cloud services including VPC, Cloud Router, Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Bigtable/Firestore, Cloud IAM, Resource Manager, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud DNS, and Backup and DR.
Strong experience designing enterprise networking, identity, security, and governance architectures within Google Cloud.
Hands-on expertise with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Google Cloud infrastructure automation frameworks.
Strong understanding of DevOps and platform engineering practices, including Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and automation frameworks.
About NTT DATA NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.
Equal Opportunity Employer NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.
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NTT DATA, Inc. is a trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We're committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. Our R&D investments help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity.
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