Platform Solutions Architect III, Retail, Google Cloud – Google, Toronto, ON
Location: Toronto, ON | Company: Google
Google is hiring a Platform Solutions Architect III for its Retail Google Cloud organization in Toronto, Ontario. This senior customer-facing cloud architecture role focuses on helping major retailers and e-commerce organizations modernize infrastructure, applications, data and AI workloads using Google Cloud.
The successful candidate will serve as a primary technical partner and trusted advisor to customers, combining solutions architecture, programming and technical sales expertise to design scalable cloud solutions, deliver demonstrations and workshops and help customers move new workloads onto Google Cloud.
About This Platform Solutions Architect Role
The Platform Solutions Architect will partner with technical sales teams to differentiate Google Cloud services and help retail customers solve complex business and technology challenges. The position includes technical discovery, architecture development, troubleshooting, proofs of concept, demonstrations and customer workshops.
The role has a particular focus on identifying and winning new workloads while expanding Google Cloud adoption within existing customer environments. Candidates should be able to engage technical specialists and executive leaders while connecting business requirements to practical cloud architectures.
Key Areas of Responsibility
The position combines cloud architecture, technical sales, customer advisory and deployment planning across complex retail and e-commerce environments.
Technical Account Strategy
Develop and own technical account plans and strategies while supporting targeted sales motions across major retail environments.
Cloud Solution Architecture
Design cross-pillar Google Cloud solutions that address infrastructure, applications, data, analytics, AI, networking and security requirements.
Demos & Proofs of Concept
Use demonstrations, pilots, prototypes and in-depth workshops to prove the value of Google Cloud across high-traffic retail and e-commerce workloads.
Technical Sales
Partner with sales teams to pursue new workloads, overcome technical objections and secure customer technical endorsement of proposed solutions.
Customer Advisory
Translate merchant and retailer business requirements into secure, scalable and practical cloud architectures.
Delivery Transition
Define initial delivery and consumption plans, support pricing activities and transition approved solutions to implementation teams.
Google Cloud for Retail and E-Commerce
The Platform Solutions Architect will support global merchants and the broader retail ecosystem with technology strategies designed for demanding, high-volume environments. Relevant opportunities may include infrastructure modernization, application modernization, cloud migrations, data management, analytics, artificial intelligence and security.
The role requires a broad understanding of cloud-native architecture together with the ability to identify new customer workloads and build long-term technical strategies. Experience working specifically with retail or e-commerce organizations is strongly preferred.
Skills That May Help Candidates Succeed
This opportunity may suit an experienced cloud architect or customer engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strong communication, commercial awareness and the ability to influence senior decision-makers.
Extensive experience designing and supporting cloud-native architectures in customer-facing or technical support environments.
Experience migrating applications and services to cloud platforms and designing modern scalable architectures.
Experience with programming, debugging, prototyping, systems design, demonstrations or technical workshops.
Experience supporting technical solutions in retail or e-commerce environments, particularly high-traffic and globally distributed platforms.
The ability to explain complex technical solutions to both technical stakeholders and senior business leaders.
Qualifications, Technical Background and Compensation
Google requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience and at least ten years of cloud-native architecture experience in a customer-facing or support role. Candidates should also have experience engaging technical stakeholders or executive leaders and working with programming, debugging, systems design, prototyping, demonstrations or customer workshops.
Experience with cloud development, on-premise development, virtualization or containerization platforms is also required. Preferred qualifications include cloud migration experience, security knowledge and experience selling solutions involving infrastructure modernization, application modernization, data, analytics, AI, networking, migration or security.
Google lists a Canadian base salary range of $194,000 to $199,000 CAD per year, plus a 42.86% target bonus, equity and benefits. Individual compensation may vary based on job-related skills, experience and relevant education or training.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply through the official Google Careers website. Application materials should highlight cloud architecture, retail or e-commerce experience, application and infrastructure modernization, technical sales, customer workshops and experience designing scalable Google Cloud or comparable cloud solutions.
The official posting identifies this role as an existing vacancy but does not provide a specific application deadline. Candidates should apply while the position remains active. Joblyz does not collect applications or participate in Google’s hiring decisions.