Google Cloud Application Innovation Engineer

Who You’ll Work With

As a modern technology company, our Slalom Technologists are disrupting the market and bringing to life the art of the possible for our clients. We have passion for building strategies, solutions, and creative products to help our clients solve their most complex and interesting business problems. We surround our technologists with interesting challenges, innovative minds, and emerging technologies

As a Consultant or Senior Consultant, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, security, and business units, to design and implement Google Cloud-based application innovation solutions. You will work alongside experienced cloud architects, data scientists, and other specialists, ensuring the successful delivery of scalable, cloud-native applications and AI-powered solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to understand business requirements and translate them into innovative and scalable application solutions on Google Cloud.
• Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications using modern software architectures, microservices, and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes/GKE, Cloud Run).
• Architect and implement solutions that integrate Generative AI capabilities into existing or new applications on Google Cloud, leveraging Vertex AI, Gemini APIs, and related tools to enhance user experiences with features like intelligent search, personalized recommendations, automated content creation, and chatbots.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated application deployment, testing, and infrastructure provisioning.
• Utilize a wide range of Google Cloud services, including but not limited to GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Datastore/Firestore, Pub/Sub, and BigQuery, to build robust and scalable applications.
• Adapt existing applications to follow cloud-native best practices and leverage Google Cloud products and services for enhanced scalability, performance, and security.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and Google Cloud’s security frameworks.
• Document technical designs, implementation details, and best practices for future reference and knowledge sharing.
• Stay up to date with the latest Google Cloud technologies and trends, contributing to the team’s knowledge base and continuously improving the team’s development practices.

What You’ll Bring

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, or other cloud-native languages.
• Strong experience with containerization technologies like Docker and container orchestration using Kubernetes/GKE.
• Solid understanding of modern software development principles, design patterns, and best practices for cloud-native applications.
• Hands-on experience building and deploying applications on Google Cloud Platform, with a focus on services like BigQuery, Cloud Run, Vertex AI, Cloud Functions, and Pub/Sub.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automation in the context of Google Cloud applications.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform for automating cloud infrastructure management.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical skills, and the ability to adapt quickly to new technologies and environments.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, while effectively engaging with clients to understand their needs and provide technical guidance.
• Experience with application lifecycle management, DevOps automation, and modern system integration patterns is a plus.
• Google Cloud certification (e.g., Professional Cloud Developer, Professional Cloud Architect) or willingness to obtain certification within a defined timeframe.

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position the target base salary pay ranges are listed below. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The target salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

East Bay, San Francisco, Silicon Valley:

• Consultant $114,000-$171,000
• Senior Consultant: $131,000-$196,500

San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, Seattle, Houston, New Jersey, New York City, Westchester, Boston, Washington DC:

• Consultant $105,000-$157,500
• Senior Consultant: $120,000-$180,000

All other locations:

• Consultant: $96,000-$144,000
• Senior Consultant: $110,000-$165,000

EEO and Accommodations

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.

Slalom will accept applications until the role is filled.