Data Center Hardware Specialist II, Google Cloud (Fixed-Term Contract)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related

technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

* 5 years of experience in technical solution delivery and project management

for enterprise infrastructure projects.

* 4 years of experience in technical architecture, systems administration, or

infrastructure delivery in cloud or on-premises environments.

* Experience managing customer relationships and project stakeholders,

including executive-level communication and influence on technical and

operational decisions.

* Experience in hardware triage, diagnostics, and guiding repair workflows for

server clusters and high-performance networks.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering, or a related

field.

* Experience with end-to-end system architecture or accelerated computing

hardware (e.g., Kubernetes, GKE, EKS, GPU workloads, or Linux-based

distributed systems).

* Experience with networking and system design of load balancers, firewalls,

and VPN in architecting, developing and maintaining production-grade systems.

* Experience in maintaining clusters of massive-scale model training using

high-end hardware accelerators and AI/ML infrastructure frameworks such as

JAX, PyTorch, or OpenXLA.

ABOUT THE JOB:

As a Hardware Specialist, you will lead the technical delivery of confidential

compute projects for customers. You will serve as the primary technical liaison

between global clients, internal engineering teams, and internal operations.

Your role involves maintaining on-premises and cloud-based environments,

ensuring seamless integration of high-performance accelerators with

enterprise-grade networking and storage to support the next-generation of

mission-critical, data-intensive workloads.Google Cloud accelerates every

organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We

deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge

technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in

more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted

partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business

problems.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $152000 - $221000 (USD) + 15% bonus target

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Oversee the end-to-end deployment of accelerated compute clusters, serving as

the lead technical advisor for confidential, enterprise infrastructure

initiatives.

* Collaborate with customer technical leads and client executives to manage and

deliver successful implementations of technical solutions for high-density

computing environments.

* Partner with internal specialists, Product, and Engineering teams to package

technical playbooks, best practices, and reference architectures for

high-performance computing, influencing the roadmap for next-generation

hardware and software integration.

* Engage with sales and partners to manage project scope, priorities,

deliverables, risks and issues, and timelines for successful client outcomes.

* Travel up to 30% of the time for client engagements as needed.