Principal Cloud Technical Architect (Google)

NTT
Johannesburg
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Stakeholder management","Solution presentation","Documentation","Mentoring"]

Serve as the senior Google Cloud technical leader for enterprise architecture engagements across South Africa and Middle East & Africa. Partner with sales, consulting, and delivery teams to design scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-optimized cloud solutions, including target-state architecture for networking, identity, security, observability, automation, and disaster recovery. Lead architecture reviews, drive migration/modernization and IaC practices (Terraform and Google tooling), and mentor teams while presenting solutions to executive stakeholders.

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Principal Cloud Technical Architect (Google)

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Job Summary

Serve as the senior Google Cloud technical leader for enterprise architecture engagements across South Africa and Middle East & Africa. Partner with sales, consulting, and delivery teams to design scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-optimized cloud solutions, including target-state architecture for networking, identity, security, observability, automation, and disaster recovery. Lead architecture reviews, drive migration/modernization and IaC practices (Terraform and Google tooling), and mentor teams while presenting solutions to executive stakeholders.
Location: Johannesburg
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the architecture, design, and technical governance of enterprise-scale Google Cloud solutions.
  • •Partner with sales and client stakeholders to develop cloud strategies, solution architectures, and transformation roadmaps.
  • •Design highly available, resilient, secure, and scalable cloud platforms using Google Cloud best practices.
  • •Define target-state architectures across networking, security, identity, observability, automation, disaster recovery, and operational excellence.
  • •Develop Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform and Google Cloud deployment/infrastructure automation tools; provide oversight through migration and delivery.

Key Requirements

  • •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).
  • •Deep expertise across Google Cloud services including VPC, Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud IAM, and related governance/monitoring services.
  • •Hands-on Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform and Google Cloud infrastructure automation; strong DevOps/platform engineering experience (Git, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, automation).
Experience:8+ yearsCloud architecturePlatform engineeringIT infrastructureGoogle CloudEnterprise networkingCloud migrationModernizationDevOpsFinOps
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline
Skills:CommunicationStakeholder managementSolution presentationDocumentationMentoring
Certifications:Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
Tech Stack:Google CloudGoogle Cloud Architecture FrameworkVPCCloud RouterCompute EngineGoogle Kubernetes Engine (GKE)Cloud RunCloud FunctionsCloud StorageCloud SQLBigtableFirestoreCloud IAMResource ManagerCloud MonitoringCloud DNSBackup and DRTerraformGoogle Cloud Deployment ManagerInfrastructure Manager

Company Brief

NTT
Dimension Data, operating under NTT Ltd, provides managed IT services, cloud and data center solutions, networking, cybersecurity, and digital transformation services to enterprise customers worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1983
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