Job Description As a Principal Architect within our Google Cloud Practice, you will sit at the intersection of vision, strategy and high-impact delivery. This is a pivotal role requiring a blend of technical mastery and commercial acumen, with a split of 70% delivery leadership and 30% pre-sales engagement. You will be a core architect and builder of next-generation data and AI platforms, transforming raw, high-volume data into structured, actionable insights that power critical decisions for Australia’s largest organisations. Your challenge will be to translate complex, ambiguous business requirements into scalable, fault-tolerant solutions using cutting-edge GCP technologies, including Vertex AI and BigQuery Responsibilities Provide strategic, high-impact advice to senior client stakeholders on leveraging Google Cloud for large-scale data transformation and AI adoption. Define the architectural vision and standards for the Data & AI practice. Lead the design of complex, production-grade ML systems and secure data platforms. Shape major client initiatives by justifying technical choices with tangible business value. Cultivate strategic relationships with senior executives and Google partners. Consult strategically on enterprise data transformation; architect highly complex, cutting-edge data platforms that deliver on the client's "Why?”. Architect novel and complex AI systems for major clients, ensuring solutions are ethical, impactful, and responsible. Define the strategy for NCS Australia's reusable assets and intellectual property, ensuring repeatable quality across the practice. Lead innovation in infrastructure automation (IAC / Terraform), security, and CI/CD for data, AI/ML and agentic orchestration pipelines to ensure high throughput and reliability.
