Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Technical Communications, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of experience writing and maintaining code snippets (e.g., Java, Javascript, Ruby, Python, or Bash), SQL, Google Cloud, and Git.
- 2 years of experience provisioning and maintaining infrastructure with Terraform (e.g., Infrastructure as Code (IaC)).
- Experience as a writer or learning professional (e.g., teacher, curriculum developer, instructional designer, technical writer, etc.).
Preferred qualifications:
- Certification in Professional Cloud Architect for Google Cloud, Terraform, or other cloud certifications.
- 3 years of experience building learning technologies or technical writing.
- 3 years of experience with Containers (Docker), Kubernetes, or Linux (Debian).
- Experience as a Technical Solutions Consultant.
About the job
As a part of the Lab Architect team, you will design and build interactive, engaging learning experiences for Google Cloud Skills Boost.
Interactive labs provide learners with experience navigating the extensive portfolio of Google Cloud services and other products. In this role, you will write, configure, and maintain the logic that powers these labs, ensuring they are reliable, accessible, relevant, and up-to-date.
In collaboration with product and engineering Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Learning Design Specialists, and Technical Curriculum Developers, you will ensure labs can be easily integrated into broader educational contexts, and repurposed to serve a variety of use-cases.
Beyond lab creation, you will explore innovative new approaches to technical education, and guide other teams in developing their own high-quality labs. This center of excellence model ensures that learners across Google Cloud benefit from the best learning experiences.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, maintain, and deprecate labs using tools like Git, Markdown, Yet Another Markup Language (YAML), and Google Cloud Skills Boost (GCSB) platform technologies.
- Develop creative solutions to challenges, ensuring labs remain effective and engaging learning tools.
- Partner with vendors, Google teams, and Cloud product SMEs to ensure labs adhere to best practices, style guides, and learning objectives.
- Use performance data and user feedback to refine processes, tools, and measure lab success based on learner and organizational goals.
- Identify and manage projects focused on process optimization and enhancing the learner experience.