Solution Architect, Utilities, Google Cloud Platform

West Monroe • New York, NY

132d • $162,000 - $208,700

About The Position

West Monroe is looking for a GCP Solutions Architect with proven experience designing and implementing cloud-based data and analytics platforms. This role will focus on supporting our Energy & Utilities clients as they evaluate, leverage, migrate to, and build on Google Cloud. From day one at West Monroe, our people have the opportunity to make a meaningful, hands-on impact for their clients while growing their careers through focused professional development and continuous learning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (advanced degrees a plus).
• 8+ years of work experience, including at least 3+ years designing and implementing cloud solutions on GCP.
• Strong understanding of cloud data and analytics architectures, including batch and streaming data pipelines, data warehouses (BigQuery), and AI/ML services (Vertex AI, Agentspace).
• Experience with Azure cloud services and Databricks platform, ability to objectively evaluate Azure vs. GCP tradeoffs inclusive of Databricks deployments.
• Proven success leading large-scale cloud migrations or platform builds (design through implementation).
• Familiarity with regulatory/compliance frameworks relevant to utilities (e.g., NERC CIP, data residency, security standards).
• Possess at least one Google Cloud Professional certification: Data Engineer, Cloud Database Engineer, Cloud Architect, Machine Learning Engineer.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and business stakeholders.
• Ability to document technical architectures and explain approach and rational to technical resources.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as needed (up to 50–75% annually).

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with large, regulated utilities (familiarity with NERC CIP, PSC, and related compliance requirements).
• Databricks certification (e.g., Data Engineer Associate/Professional, Machine Learning Associate/Professional).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) and solution architect on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technologies, guiding client stakeholders through design decisions, tradeoffs, and migration strategies.
• Compare and contrast Azure, AWS, and GCP capabilities (cost, performance, compliance, analytics/AI) to support informed decision-making.
• Lead the architecture, design, and migration approach for client workloads into GCP, including hybrid and multi-cloud scenarios.
• Lead the greenfield build of modern data platforms that enable analytics, AI, and agentic solutions on GCP by developing architectures that leverage GCP services to support use case specific requirements.
• Understand key differences and overlap in modern data platform capabilities when considering Databricks to complement Google Cloud solutions.
• Lead platform cost modeling to provide guidance on O&M budgeting and oversee efforts to identify and capture cost savings in existing capabilities.
• Collaborate with data engineers, developers, and business SMEs to ensure architecture aligns with business goals and regulatory requirements.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance on cloud-native services (BigQuery, BigTable, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Looker, Vertex AI, etc.) as well as security, networking, and governance.
• Understand the connection between data governance, data engineering, analytics/AI, and agentic solutions from a holistic delivery perspective.
• Act as a trusted advisor to client leadership, driving alignment across business and IT stakeholders.
• Contribute to the Energy & Utilities practice and Technology & Experience Discipline by developing methodologies, accelerators, and best practices for GCP adoption in regulated utility environments.
• Promote thought leadership around cloud modernization, data platforms, and AI/ML use cases enabled by GCP.
• Mentor junior team members and foster a collaborative, learning-oriented culture within West Monroe.
• Partner with account teams to understand business needs and shape them into technical roadmaps, proposals, and solutions.
• Contribute to client pursuits as a GCP SME, including crafting architecture options, estimates, and risk assessments.
• Build and maintain a professional network in the utilities and cloud ecosystems, strengthening West Monroe’s reputation in the market.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• 401k plan.
• Employee stock ownership program.
• Annual bonuses.
• Unlimited flexible time off.
• Ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave upon hire date.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees