Solution Engineer at Pax8 in Melbourne

Solution Engineer

Location: Sydney, Australia

🏆 Pax8 is hiring a Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer (Google) in Australia to help Managed Service Providers grow through Google Cloud, Google Workspace, Gemini and the Pax8 technology marketplace.

🚀 Your Next Big Google Cloud Chapter

This is a rare opportunity to become one of Pax8’s key Google technical voices in the Australia region. You’ll bring deep pre-sales technical credibility, help partners understand what is possible with Google solutions, and shape how Pax8 builds Google capability across the market.

You’ll join at a brilliant moment in our journey, as cloud, artificial intelligence and marketplace technology continue to change how small businesses access smarter solutions. New starters at Pax8 grow alongside new technology, and in this role, you’ll be helping partners translate innovation into practical, valuable outcomes.

🌍 Why Pax8?

Pax8 is the technology marketplace of the future, linking partners, vendors, and small to midsized businesses through artificial intelligence powered insights and comprehensive product support. You can explore more about our global journey through Pax8 and discover how we support partners through the Pax8 Marketplace.

Culture is important to us, and at Pax8, it’s business, and it IS personal. We are passionate, creative and unconventional. We work hard, keep it fun, and expect the best.

🧩 What You’ll Be Doing

As our Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer for Google, you’ll become a trusted technical guide for partners and internal teams, helping bring Google solutions to life across the sales cycle.

Your day to day will include:

• ☁️ Partnering with Channel Account Managers to support pre-sales conversations with Managed Service Providers.
• 🎤 Delivering engaging technical demonstrations that help partners clearly understand the value of Google Cloud, Google Workspace, Gemini and related solutions.
• 🛠️ Supporting partners with post-sale deployment, configuration guidance and technical validation.
• 🧠 Acting as a subject matter expert for Google solutions across the Australia region.
• 🤝 Collaborating with sales, vendor, partner and technical teams to help grow Google capability across Pax8.
• 📚 Creating confidence through enablement, technical advocacy and practical thought leadership.
• 🌱 Staying curious and self-directed as the Google ecosystem continues to evolve.

✨ The Impact You’ll Make

You’ll help establish and strengthen Pax8’s Google technical presence in the region. Your expertise will give partners greater confidence, help internal teams better position Google solutions, and create a stronger marketplace experience for Managed Service Providers and the small businesses they support.

This is a role where your knowledge will not just support the business, it will help build something foundational.

⭐ You’ll Be a Great Fit If You Have

• Extensive pre-sales technical experience in a Solutions Engineer, Solution Architect or similar technical customer-facing role.
• Proven experience working with Google Cloud, Google Workspace, Gemini or the wider Google ecosystem.
• Considerable cloud technology knowledge, with experience in platforms such as Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services.
• Confidence presenting technical concepts in a clear, engaging and practical way.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, learn quickly and build expertise through self-directed learning.
• A collaborative style, with the ability to work well across sales, technical, vendor and partner teams.
• Experience supporting Managed Service Providers, channel partners or technology resellers would be highly valuable.
• The ability to turn complex technical ideas into simple, partner-friendly conversations.
• Full-time working rights in Australia.

🛡️ How We Hire

At Pax8, we care deeply about building genuine, trust based relationships — starting with how we hire.

To protect our business, our teams, and our customers, we use a range of measures throughout the recruitment process to help confirm authenticity and prevent fraud. These safeguards are designed to be fair, respectful, and proportionate, and may evolve as risks change. By applying, you acknowledge that we take steps to verify identity and representation during hiring. If you're applying as your authentic self, you have nothing to worry about — we're excited to meet you.

We also use thoughtfully applied AI-enabled tools to support our hiring process. These tools may assist with tasks such as reviewing or prioritising applications, but hiring decisions are made by our people. More information is available in our Recruitment Privacy Notice. If you have questions about how we hire or would prefer not to have your application supported by these tools, you can opt out at any part of our process.

🌈 We’d Love To Hear From You

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet 100% of the criteria. We're committed to diverse perspectives, inclusive hiring and sharing your transferrable skills. To fulfil this role, you must hold valid right to work in Australia.

📍 Our Australia Office Environment

At Pax8, our offices are built with our people in mind and they reflect how we work best They are all open, welcoming spaces that fuel collaboration, encourage creativity, and make it easy to connect, contribute, and have a little fun along the way.

Pax8 Brisbane Office Environment

• HQ is in a historic building located in Central CBD by the river
• Regular social and community events
• Fully stocked snack cupboard and drink fridge
• Games area with X-Box and Table-Tennis
• State-of-the-art Top Brewer Coffee Machines
• Spacious desks with laptop dock and state of the art equipment
• Great office culture

Pax8 Sydney Office Environment

• Energetic WeWork Office
• Central location in CBD
• Close by shops, cafe, restaurants
• Regular in office visits from a barista specialist
• Spacious desks with laptop dock + state of the art curved screens
• Regular social and community events

📈 What’s In It For You?

There's extensive room for a talented individual to grow at pace — whether that's advancing quickly in this role or exploring one of the many opportunities across our global organisation. You'll have access to our internal development hub designed to accelerate your skills and stretch your potential. Alongside specialist Learning & Development trainers, you'll also tap into AI powered tools, "born in the cloud" mentors, and cross continent collaboration that broaden your perspective and sharpen your expertise. We'll give you the space, trust, and the right projects to help you thrive — and full visibility of what it takes to reach your next level.

☁️ About Pax8

Our mission is to build the managed intelligence marketplace and empower small businesses to do more with smarter technology. We are a fast-growing, dynamic, and high-energy organisation with a start-up feel, allowing you to make a meaningful impact on the business. Culture is also important to us, and at Pax8, it's business, and it IS personal. We are passionate, creative, and unconventional. We work hard, keep it fun, and expect the best! We Elev8 each other. We Advoc8 for our partners. We Innov8 continuously. We Celebr8 life.

✅ Background Checks

As part of our hiring process, we are required to undertake pre-employment checks on all candidates that are successful in their application with Pax8. As part of these checks Pax8 will request ID verification, reference requests and qualification checks (additional checks may be completed for certain countries, such as criminal and financial). All checks are completed by our third-party provider, First Advantage. Once checks have been completed all candidates will receive a copy for their records.

⚖️ Equal Opportunities

Pax8 are an equal opportunities employer and welcome individuals who are in possession of the appropriate requirements to work within the country you have applied for. Offered individuals will be asked to undertake identity, security compliance and reference checks. Your privacy is important to us. Your data will be held in accordance with local best practices and processed only in accordance with our recruiting processes. Privacy notice: https://www.pax8.com/en-us/terms/job-applicant-privacy-notice/