Technical Account Manager, Google Cloud Platform

Job Description

Join SADA as a Technical Account Manager (TAM)!Our technical competency is what sets SADA apart from other partners. We are transparent in our approach, celebrate our diverse workforce, and strengthen our competencies through training and development. As a TAM at SADA, you will collaborate with some of the most innovative organizations in their pursuit of a cloud-first approach. This position requires a collaborative stakeholder with experience in infrastructure design, implementation, data engineering, and support. They must be able to architect solutions which include multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud scenarios. (S)he must be consultative, while anticipating potential needs and liabilities around growth and diversification. The ideal candidate is able to understand objectives/watchpoints and apply Google Cloud technology to solve for such outcomes.If you like the idea of thinking strategically to help clients succeed with Google’s cutting-edge solutions, apply now!Accountabilities:

• Provide robust and scalable technology solutions to enable our customers to scale their operations into GCP.
• Advise customers on technology standards, methodologies and processes as they relate to infrastructure, application architecture, and data engineering.
• Design and develop infrastructure blueprints for the implementation of new solutions that bring customers storage and compute workloads from cloud and non-cloud environments to GCP.
• Participate in proof of concept development to assist in defining technology direction for our customers.
• Conduct regular touchpoints with clients to review their cloud strategy and provide updates on best practices and new products.
• Build solutions which leverage novel approaches to existing business and technology challenges.

Qualifications & Previous ExperienceMust have:

• Systems Engineering, System Administration, or Systems Architecture experience
• Strong working knowledge of cloud offerings and solutions (Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS)
• Deep understanding of TCP, IP and other network protocols
• Familiarity with DNS, DHCP and other network services
• Experience administering a variety of Linux distributions
• Experience with information security practices and procedures
• Strong working knowledge of VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, or other virtual software
• Ability to define infrastructure as code using tools like Google Deployment Manager, Terraform, Chef, etc
• Strong scripting abilities via BASH, Python, etc
• Knowledge of network topology and associated technologies
• Mature understanding of DevOps best practices for cloud-native build and release pipelines
• Strong technical aptitude and the ability to digest advanced technical topologies and concepts

Preferable:

• A Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Ability to write architectural design documents or review design documents provided by others
• Knowledge of monitoring systems, capacity planning, and performance optimization across a variety of technologies (such as traditional compute, serverless, and data systems)
• Knowledge and understanding of industry trends and new technologies and ability to apply trends to architectural needs
• Full understanding of compute theory from hardware through serverless abstraction
• Experience working with containerization technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, etc)

Certifications (strongly preferred, any of the below):

• Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect
• Google Certified Professional Data Engineer
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

About SADA Systems, Inc
Values: We built our core values on themes that internally compel us to deliver our best to our partners, our customers and to each other. Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is core to SADA’s values. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer.

1. Make them rave
2. Be data driven
3. Be one step ahead
4. Be a change agent
5. Do the right thing

Work with the best: SADA has been the largest partner in North America for GCP since 2016 and has been named the 2019 and 2018 Google Cloud Global Partner of the Year. SADA has also been awarded Best Place to Work by Inc. as well as LA Business Journal! Benefits: Unlimited PTO, competitive and attractive compensation, performance-based bonuses, paid holidays, rich medical, dental, vision plans, life, short and long-term disability insurance, 401K with match, professional development reimbursement program as well as Google Certified training programs.Business Performance: SADA has been named to the INC 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies list for 12 years in a row garnering Honoree status. CRN has also named SADA on the Top 500 Global Solutions Providers for the past 5 years. The overall culture continues to evolve with engineering at its core: 3200+ projects completed, 3000+ customers served, 10K+ workloads and 25M+ users migrated to the cloud.