Google Workspace Architect - Rivian

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. 

As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. 

As Subject Matter Expert for Google Workspace at Rivian, the Google Workspace Architect will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing Google Workspace solutions for our organization. The Google Workspace Architect must exhibit leadership of the platform, collaborating with all stakeholders to understand business requirements, assess the current infrastructure, and develop strategic plans to optimize and enhance our Google Workspace environment. In this role they will develop and maintain robust, secure, scalable, highly available, and dynamic solutions to drive business objectives.

• Design and plan Google Workspace cloud solution architecture with security, compliance, performance, reliability, cost-optimization, and longevity as the cornerstones of decision-making. 

• Develop and maintain Google Workspace policies and best practices 

• Act as a key contributor in the development and ongoing observation of success criteria, performance indicators and services 

• Analyze and optimize technical and business processes using Google Workspace technologies and services 

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, related field, or equivalent work experience. 

• 3+ years of experience of related experience, including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud 
• Associate Cloud Engineer Certification
• Experience managing infrastructure using Git and Terraform

• Collaborative, problem-solving mentality and behavior  

• Proven experience in designing and implementing cloud architecture and Google Cloud solutions to meet all requirements 

• Governance of Security and Compliance 

• Performance and Reliability 

• Business Objectives 

• Strong knowledge of Google Cloud technologies, including: 

• Google Workspace applications 
• Data storage 
• Directory services 
• App Integrations 
• Device management 
• Google Cloud Architect certification or Google Cloud certification 
• Managing Google Workspace platform 
• Experience as an architect (not engineering) - road mapping strategy, long term/big picture planning and execution 
• Leadership skills (indirect) 

Nice to Have:

• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification
• Professional Google Workspace Administrator certification
• Scripting and automation
• Change Management/Migration

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.

Candidate Data Privacy

Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law. 

Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services. 

Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.  

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.

To any candidates interested in a position with Rivian, please be aware of recruiting phishing scams impersonating Rivian. As a general practice, Rivian recruiting does not conduct interviews or communicate with candidates over Microsoft Teams.  

Please visit Rivian’s Careers page for career opportunities at Rivian. If you believe you may have been a victim of identity theft because of the phishing scam impersonating Rivian, please go to www.IdentityTheft.gov where you can report and recover from identity theft. For more information about recommended computer security practices, please go to resources on the FTC’s consumer information site where you can learn how to protect yourselves online and avoid phishing attacks.