Google Cloud Industry Consultant - Technical Sales

Company Description

Endava is a leading technology services company dedicated to helping clients accelerate their digital transformation journeys. We're seeking a Google Cloud Industry Consultant to join our growing Google Cloud team. In this role, you'll be a true builder, with deep technical knowledge, working as an entrepreneur within our organization. You'll partner with Endava Industry Sellers and Google Cloud's sales teams to identify, pitch, and sell innovative, cloud-native solutions that directly address complex customer challenges. Your work will not only drive our clients' success but also contribute to the growth of our Google Cloud business. You'll be a trusted advisor, a technical visionary, and a hands-on leader, shaping the future of cloud solutions at the intersection of industry expertise and cutting-edge technology.

Job Description

Accountabilities

As a Google Cloud Industry Consultant, you'll be accountable for:

• Pioneering Solutions and Market Building: Act as an entrepreneur within Endava, working with Endava sellers to identify new market opportunities and build a pipeline of projects. You'll be a key player in the entire sales cycle, from initial discovery to closing the deal, focusing on selling services that leverage Google Cloud's capabilities to solve customer challenges.
• Collaborative Client Engagement: Work in close partnership with Endava industry sellers and Google sellers throughout the client engagement process. At times, you may lead the process, directing strategy and client interactions. In other situations, you'll be a key member of a collaborative team, providing technical expertise and support to achieve a shared goal.
• Solution Architecture & Design: Design and architect scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions on GCP. This includes creating detailed technical architectures, selecting appropriate GCP services, and defining migration and modernization strategies for complex enterprise environments.
• Technical Leadership & Delivery: Act as a hands-on technical leader, guiding delivery teams through the initial phases of client projects. You'll ensure architectural integrity and quality throughout the implementation process, providing expert guidance on everything from infrastructure as code (IaC) to CI/CD pipelines.
• Industry Expertise & Thought Leadership: Apply your deep knowledge of a specific industry (e.g., Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare) to tailor solutions that address unique sector-specific challenges and regulatory requirements. You'll contribute to Endava's intellectual capital by developing best practices, frameworks, and reusable assets.

Attributes

• We're looking for someone with a blend of technical prowess, strategic thinking, and exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Builder & Entrepreneur: You must have a strong desire to build and grow something new. You're proactive, resourceful, and comfortable with ambiguity. You're energized by the challenge of creating a pipeline and closing deals.
• Trusted Advisor: You should be a credible and reliable source of expertise for clients and colleagues, capable of building long-term relationships based on trust and mutual respect.
• Problem Solver: You'll need to be analytical and adept at diagnosing complex business and technical issues. Your ability to think critically and propose innovative solutions is essential.
• Communicator: You must be able to articulate complex technical concepts in a clear, concise manner to a variety of audiences, from technical leads to non-technical business executives.
• Collaborator: The role requires working effectively with diverse, globally distributed teams and stakeholders. You'll need to share knowledge and contribute to a supportive, collaborative culture.

Qualifications

Ideal Profile

The ideal candidate will possess a compelling mix of experience and technical certifications.

Experience:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in a cloud architecture, consulting, or solution design role.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing large-scale solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Demonstrated industry expertise in banking, payments or insurance
• Experience working in a pre-sales or business development capacity, including identifying opportunities, preparing proposals, and delivering pitches.

Technical Skills:

• Expert knowledge of core GCP services (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, IAM, Networking).
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.
• Deeper technical experience in either AI & Data (e.g., Gemini, BigQuery, Vertex AI, Dataflow) or Security (e.g., Cloud Armor, VPC Service Controls, Security Command Center) is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD tools.
• Understanding of data management, security, and governance best practices in a cloud environment.

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification is highly preferred.
• Additional GCP certifications (e.g., Professional Data Engineer, Professional DevOps Engineer) are a plus

Additional Information

Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves:

• Finance: Competitive salary package, share plan, company performance bonuses, value-based recognition awards, referral bonus;   
• Career Development: Career coaching, global career opportunities, non-linear career paths, internal development programmes for management and technical leadership;
• Learning Opportunities: Complex projects, rotations, internal tech communities, training, certifications, coaching, online learning platforms subscriptions, pass-it-on sessions, workshops, conferences;
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work and flexible working hours, employee assistance programme;
• Health: Global internal wellbeing programme, access to wellbeing apps;
• Community: Global internal tech communities, hobby clubs and interest groups, inclusion and diversity programmes, events and celebrations.

Additional Employee Requirements  

• Participation in both internal meetings and external meetings via video calls, as necessary. 
• Ability to go into corporate or client offices to work onsite, as necessary. 
• Prolonged periods of remaining stationary at a desk and working on a computer, as necessary. 
• Ability to bend, kneel, crouch, and reach overhead, as necessary. 
• Hand-eye coordination necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment, as necessary. 
• Vision abilities including close vision, toleration of fluorescent lighting, and adjusting focus, as necessary. 
• For positions that require business travel and/or event attendance, ability to lift 25 lbs, as necessary. 
• For positions that require business travel and/or event attendance, a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record are required, as driving is an essential job function.

*If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees requiring accommodations to perform the essential functions of their jobs, absent undue hardship.   

USA Benefits (Full time roles only, does not apply to contractor positions)

• Robust healthcare and benefits including Medical, Dental, vision, Disability coverage, and various other benefit options  
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical, Transit, and Dependent Care)  
• Employer Paid Life Insurance and AD&D Coverages  
• Health Savings account paired with our low-cost High Deductible Medical Plan  
• 401(k) Safe Harbor Retirement plan with employer match with immediately vest   

At Endava, we’re committed to creating an open, inclusive, and respectful environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to be their best. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives—because we know that inclusive teams help us deliver smarter, more innovative solutions for our customers. Hiring decisions are based on merit, skills, qualifications, and potential. If you need adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know.