**Location:**

Pune, India / Miami, FL / Remote

**About Merak:**

Merak is a pioneering Salesforce Marketing Cloud Implementation Partner, dedicated to transforming the way businesses communicate and interact with their customers. We provide our clients with cutting-edge, tailored solutions, utilizing Salesforce Marketing Cloud to drive business growth and elevate customer engagement.

**Job Overview:**

We are seeking a seasoned Google Cloud Architect to join our expanding team. This mid to senior-level role involves the integration of Google Cloud data sources with Salesforce CRM and Salesforce Marketing Cloud. The ideal candidate has a firm understanding of both Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Salesforce platform, excels in creating and managing cloud-based architecture solutions, and has a passion for leveraging technology to solve business challenges.

**Responsibilities:**

1. Design, develop, and manage cloud-based solutions on Google Cloud Platform integrated with Salesforce CRM and Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
2. Engage with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate these into robust, scalable cloud architectures.
3. Lead efforts in optimizing, troubleshooting, and maintaining cloud solutions, ensuring high availability and performance.
4. Develop strategies for cloud-based security, disaster recovery, business continuity, and other environment optimization.
5. Collaborate with other team members to ensure proper integration of the cloud environment with other technologies.
6. Keep up-to-date with industry best practices and emerging technologies.
7. Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to other team members.

**Qualifications:**

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
2. Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role, preferably with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
3. Proven experience with Salesforce CRM and/or Salesforce Marketing Cloud is preferred.
4. Strong understanding of cloud architecture, including cloud-based disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
5. Google Cloud Certified – Professional Cloud Architect certification is preferred.
6. Excellent communication skills, with an ability to articulate complex, technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
7. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

**Why Join Merak?**

At Merak, we offer a supportive and collaborative work environment, interesting and challenging projects with respected clients, opportunities for professional growth, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Merak is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

(Note: The hiring process involves a technical assessment and multiple rounds of interviews to evaluate technical skills and cultural fit.)