Why SoftwareOne?
SoftwareOne is a leading global software and cloud solutions provider that is redefining how companies build, buy and manage everything in the cloud. By helping clients to migrate and modernize their workloads and applications – and in parallel, to navigate and optimize the resulting software and cloud changes – SoftwareOne unlocks the value of technology. The company’s 8,900 employees are driven to deliver a portfolio of 7,500 software brands with sales and delivery capabilities in 90 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, SoftwareOne is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SWON. Visit us at https://www.softwareone.com/en
The role
As a Google Cloud Presales Architect, you are the interface between our sales and delivery teams, helping to find, develop, and present appropriate customer-focused solutions with Google Cloud. You provide technical advice and support to customers throughout the entire sales phase.
You handle technical inquiries, conduct technical assessments, and create technical proposals. You capture and structure customer needs and requirements. You design and implement reliable public and hybrid cloud architectures independently or in collaboration with our customers. You work together with our customers and our architects to develop concepts for the use of hybrid and purely cloud-based Google solutions.
We enable your professional development: With us, you will acquire the next Google manufacturer certifications while gaining hands-on experience in projects. You support our sales team in the presales phase, proposal creation, and customer discussions. Optimization and further development of customer solutions. You actively participate in trade fairs and industry communities and contribute to the ongoing education of the team in your area of expertise.
What we need to see from you

WHAT WE NEED TO SEE FROM YOU:

• Extensive IT experience and familiarity with Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience in technical presales and solution architecture, including cloud readiness assessments.
• Knowledgeable in cloud advisory, strategy development, and application modernization.
• Strong technical skills to support the GCP portfolio, including Google Compute Engine, Google Cloud Storage, Digital Workspace, Google Kubernetes Engine, Data & GenAI, Data Platform Modernization, and other GCP services.
• Experience working with customers (from small to large enterprises) to create and implement strategic plans for the successful adoption of GCP solutions, including defining target architecture for application components.
• Well-versed in the GCP product portfolio and up-to-date on the latest industry trends and technologies.
• GCP certification at least at the GCP Associate level.
• Agile mindset and eagerness to continually expand cloud knowledge.
• Additional cloud knowledge (Azure, AWS, etc.) is a plus.

Please refer the Job description for details