Summary
Heiko Liedtke is a Principal Architect and Field CTO at Google Cloud with nine years of cloud-focused experience and a two-decade foundation in networking. He helps enterprises design, plan, implement, and govern large-scale cloud transformations, blending hands-on technical depth with customer-facing strategy. His career spans roles from network planning and communication engineering to leading datacenter automation and professional services, giving him a rare combination of operational rigor and architecture-led vision. Currently shifting his technical focus toward software-defined infrastructure and Infrastructure as Code, he uses GitHub to prototype proof-of-concepts that bridge networking and cloud automation. Based in Mainz, Germany, he pairs an engineering diploma in communications with executive leadership training from IE Business School, enabling him to translate complex technical requirements into practical, governed outcomes. Colleagues value him for pragmatic solutions that anticipate operational realities rather than purely theoretical designs.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Dipl.-Ing.(FH) Nachrichtentechnik, Dipl.-Ing.(FH) Nachrichtentechnik at FH Dieburg
Advanced Leadership Development Program, Advanced Leadership Development Program at IE Business School Executive Education
English, German