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Senior Solutions Architect

Nerdery

Job Location:

Minneapolis, MN - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 190000 - 200000

Posted: 6 August 2026 (7 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 3 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Nerdery and Being a Nerd.

Nerdery is a digital product consultancy. Much more than consultants were allies and guides on our clients digital journey helping them to grow their business and delight their customers through intuitive thoughtfully designed technology. As true partners we prepare our clients for the opportunities in front of them help them achieve their goals and quickly deliver value for their customers. We do this by solving problems in creative ways across strategy design and technology.

At Nerdery were not defined by our job titles but by the impact we make. Youll work directly and closely with some of the worlds best brands to help create innovative digital products that serve everyone. As Nerds our insight innovation and expertise are celebrated and our growth is not only encouraged but expected. Being a Nerd means stepping up and pushing the boundaries of whats possible. Were curious fearless (well not totally fearless there are heights and spiders after all) and always our authentic selves.

We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architectjoin our team! We invite you to check out the details below and consider whether becoming a Nerd is the next step in your career journey.

As a key contributor within Nerderys Cloud Data and AI Platforms (CDAP) business unit the Senior (Sr.) Solutions Architect holds a pivotal role that significantly impacts our business trajectory. Central to this responsibility is a deep understanding of our customers and prospects business intricacies and pain points. The Sr. Solutions Architects core task is to turn early-stage opportunities into well-qualified de-risked and accurately scoped solutions. They should surface the technical risks that threaten projects before theyre priced and communicate the value of the solution in a way that builds customer confidence and momentum to close.

This role requires a deeply specialized expert in the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) ecosystem. You will lead pre-sales efforts by crafting complex solutions using GCP technologies with a particular emphasis on Data AI and Cloud Infrastructure use cases. This includes developing technical architectures implementation plans and detailed Statements of Work (SOWs).

This role will serve as a strategic bridge between technology and business adeptly crafting tailored solutions that cater to customer needs and set our delivery teams up to execute successfully. This role necessitates a unique blend of technical proficiency customer-centricity and strategic finesse. As the primary Solutions Architect within this fast-moving business unit you will self-direct your work across multiple concurrent opportunities supported by established solutioning processes and tooling with structured review from the Engineering CX and legal teams.

Requirements:

Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
4-6 years of experience working specifically with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technologies as a client-facing Solutions Architect
8-10 years of overall experience in solutions architecture technical pre-sales or technical consulting (inclusive of the GCP experience above) including real implementation experience building and shipping cloud solutions. Youve lived the consequences of a bad scope and it shows in the questions you ask.
Proven track record of supporting sales teams in closing deals with demonstrated consultative selling skills.
Demonstrated success operating as the primary technical solutioning resource for a team or business unit - self-directed but effective within structured review.
Expert-level GCP solution architecture across Data AI/ML and GenAI (e.g. BigQuery Dataflow Composer Vertex AI Gemini agent frameworks) with working breadth across core infrastructure (networking IAM Cloud Run GKE).
Excellent communication skills with the ability to build rapport with both customers and internal teams
Daily fluency with AI tools including terminal-based agentic tools (e.g. Claude Code) weve built AI-assisted solutioning workflows and expect you to use and help sharpen them.
Highly organized with a track record of managing many concurrent opportunities inside defined processes - you keep your own pipeline clean without being chased.
Able to push back - on customers and on sellers - while keeping the relationship warm.
Preferred
- GCP certifications: Professional Cloud Architect Professional Data Engineer and/or Professional Machine Learning Engineer.
- Experience working within the Google Partner Ecosystem and knowledgeable about partnership incentives models (DAF/PSF).
- Prior experience as the primary or lead Solutions Architect for a team product line or business unit owning pre-sales solutioning.
- Familiarity with public sector compliance and security frameworks (for example FedRAMP StateRAMP and CJIS) and data residency requirements and how they shape solution architecture.
- Familiarity with AI-augmented and agentic software delivery approaches that apply AI tooling across the SDLC to accelerate solutioning and delivery.

What Youll Do:

Success in this role is measured by velocity: rapidly producing well-researched de-risked first-pass solutions and SOWs that move opportunities to close faster - primarily Data AI/ML and GenAI solutions on Google Cloud.
Opportunity Qualification & Discovery
- Lead client discovery and qualification from the earliest opportunity calls serving as the technical front line who helps qualify deals identifies core requirements and builds customer confidence in Nerdery early.
- Manage multiple concurrent opportunities with rigor - keeping requests follow-ups and deliverables on track within our solutioning process.
- Ask the questions that change scope: surface technical red flags early - identity connectivity data quality legacy constraints - so discovery happens once not in repeated rounds.
- Propose and lead pre-sales Solutions Workshops to sharply define business problems and shape solution options.
- Assess clients existing workloads and environments to identify opportunities for optimization modernization or migration to GCP.
Solution Design & Scoping
- Design end-to-end solutions tailored to each customers business requirements (including budget and timeline) user needs and technical constraints.
- Architect large-scale Data AI and Cloud Infrastructure solutions spanning the breadth of GCP - from data platforms to GenAI and agentic systems.
- Develop rough-order-of-magnitude estimates early in an opportunity to validate budget and approach with the customer before investing in detailed scoping.
- Own the first-pass solution and estimate for each opportunity - form a defensible point of view quickly refine it through structured review (engineering CX and legal) and engage Nerdery SMEs to pressure-test complex or high-risk designs.
- Create detailed implementation backlogs and expertly crafted SOWs - with explicit assumptions where information is incomplete so scopes are de-risked before theyre priced.
Sales Partnership & Customer Engagement
- Partner directly with Account Executives and Partnerships leadership to shape deal strategy qualification scoping and pricing owning the technical side of each pursuit from first conversation through signed SOW.
- Advise clients across the Google Cloud portfolio - from data and analytics (BigQuery Looker) to AI/ML and GenAI (Gemini Enterprise agentic solutions) - as a trusted technical guide.
- Present solutions clearly and compellingly - linking technical capabilities to tangible business benefits that drive customer decisions.
- Represent Nerdery within the Google partner ecosystem - building relationships with Google field teams and applying partner incentive programs where they strengthen a deal.
Opportunity Handoff
- Define the staffing profile each scope implies - roles skills and capacity - and partner with delivery to confirm feasibility before commitments are made.
- Facilitate a smooth transition from sales to implementation - orienting delivery teams to the solution design key assumptions and open risks.
Market & Partner Engagement
- Stay current across GCPs evolving portfolio - especially AI/ML and GenAI - as well as emerging technologies and competing platforms (AWS Azure).
- Participate in and contribute to marketing and business development activities.

What Skills Will Help You Be A Successful Nerd

Strong communication skills: Able to effectively explain technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders.
Process improvement: Experienced in identifying process pain-points and taking ownership of refining processes to completion.
Collaborative Problem Solver: Able to take initiative to understand a problem and make critical decisions to solve for next actionable steps
Client interaction: Comfortable interacting with clients including light client management conducting technical demos and collaborating closely with technical stakeholders from the client.
Risk assessment and communication: Proven ability to clearly communicate the risks complexity and timeline impacts of newly added product features or scope.

Are We the Right Fit For You

The best way to get the scoop on whether Nerdery is the right place for you is to chat with current would be delighted to have a conversation with you and share insight into what its really like to work at our organization and if its a place where you can interview process will provide you ample opportunity to talk with other team members and assess whether the role is a good fit for your next the first step and apply today our Talent Advocates will then reach out to you to get the ball rolling!

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
Sitting for extended periods: will spend significant time in meetings presentations and computer use.
Occasional standing and walking: will need to move around during presentations and client interactions.
Light lifting: may need to lift and carry laptops presentation materials or other light objects.
Computer Use: Extensive use of a keyboard mouse and computer screen for extended periods. Ability to adjust focus between screen and documents.
Public Speaking:requires frequent public speaking including presenting technical solutions to clients.
Reaching: Reaching for items on a desk retrieving documents or working with equipment is required.
Lifting: Occasional lifting of light objects (e.g. laptops peripherals) may be necessary.
Office Environment: The work environment is primarily an office setting with typical office equipment and noise levels.
On-site demos: some work might involve on-site client visits and demonstrations possibly requiring some walking and standing for extended periods.

Disclaimer:

Must be legally authorized to work within the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Nerdery is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local fair employment practice laws. Nerdery strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees applicants or any other covered persons because of race color religion creed national origin or ancestry ethnicity sex sexual orientation gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual) pregnancy marital status familial status age physical or mental disability citizenship past current or prospective service in the uniformed services genetic information membership or activity in a local human rights commission status with regard to public assistance or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law. All employees other workers and representatives of Nerdery are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. Nerdery will ensure that all employment practices are free of such discrimination. Such employment practices include but are not limited to: hiring promotion demotion transfer recruitment or recruitment advertising selection layoff disciplinary action termination compensation benefits selection for training including apprenticeship and other terms and conditions of employment. Nerdery will also provide reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities pursuant to all applicable laws.

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