GCP Solutions Architect (AI & Pre-Sales)

Akvelon | Seattle, WA | Remote with occasional on-site meetings | Contract
Akvelon is a software engineering and technology consulting company delivering complex solutions for enterprise clients.
We're looking for an experienced GCP Solutions Architect to lead technical pre-sales, design cloud and GenAI solutions, and take architectural ownership from discovery through production deployment and scaling.
What You'll Do
Lead technical discovery, solution design, and pre-sales discussions with enterprise customers.
Design and present GCP and GenAI architectures, technical proposals, and PoCs.
Own the solution architecture throughout implementation, production deployment, and scaling.
Collaborate with customers, sales teams, and engineers to turn proposed solutions into working systems.
What We're Looking For
Strong hands-on GCP architecture experience, including enterprise solutions delivered to production.
Proven customer-facing technical pre-sales experience.
Practical GenAI on GCP experience (Vertex AI, Gemini, RAG, AI agents, or LLM applications).
Ability to build or guide PoCs and lead architectural decisions during delivery.
Strong English communication and presentation skills.
Nice to Have
Experience working with Google Cloud teams or within the Google Cloud partner ecosystem.
Multi-agent systems, BigQuery, GKE, Cloud Run, or cloud migrations.
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect or Professional Machine Learning Engineer certification.
Engagement & Compensation
Remote collaboration with occasional visits to the Seattle office for client meetings.
Flexible, project-based engagement.
Hourly rate: starts at $70 USD, depending on experience and qualifications.
Interested? Apply to learn more!

Work arrangement
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