Job Description:
This is a GCP
Engineering SME
position - L4
Total Experience: 15+ year
Relevant Experience: 5+
year
Job Summary
• We are seeking a
seasoned
Google Cloud Specialist
with expertise in
engineering and
migrations
to function as a
Subject Matter Expert (SME) in
leading complex,
large -scale project migrations between Google Cloud tenants
(Organization -to -Organization).
• This role demands
deep technical proficiency in
Google Cloud Platform (GCP),
specifically across
networking, IAM, project architecture, and established migration
methodologies. The
successful candidate will provide technical leadership and
hands -on execution to
design and implement secure, compliant, and highly scalable
cloud environments.
Core Responsibilities.
•
Strategy &
Planning: Assess current cloud infrastructures and formulate robust,
risk -mitigated migration
strategies.
•
Lead Project
Migrations: Execute full life -cycle project migrations across
different
GCP organizations,
ensuring end -to -end success.
•
Execution Focus: Plan
and perform the migration of critical GCP components,
including:
o GCP Projects, Resource
Hierarchy, and Organization policies.
o IAM roles (predefined
and custom), Service Accounts, and policy bindings.
o Networking
infrastructure (VPC, Shared VPC, subnets, firewall rules,
peering).
o Billing accounts and
configurations.
•
Operational
Continuity: Implement strategies to minimize downtime and maintain
business continuity
throughout migration phases.
•
Risk Management: Conduct




comprehensive risk analysis, dependency identification,
and develop effective
rollback plans.
•
Validation &
Documentation: Validate post -migration performance, security
posture, and compliance.
Provide detailed documentation and facilitate knowledge
transfer to relevant
stakeholders.
•
Architectural
Guidance: Act as a GCP SME for architectural reviews, complex
troubleshooting, and
security best practices.
Internal - General Use
Mandatory
Expertise & Experience
1. GCP Migration
Experience
• Proven, hands -on
experience migrating:
o Production workloads
and associated data across GCP organizations.
o Complex Shared VPC
environments.
o IAM and identity
configurations.
• Extensive experience
with migration planning, impact analysis, and robust rollback
strategies.
• Familiarity with
automation tools, including CI/CD, Terraform,
gcloud
CLI, and
Deployment Manager.
2. GCP Engg. and
Administration Expertise
•
Cloud Governance
& IAM:
o Organization and
Folder structure design.
o Resource hierarchy and
organization policy management.
o Project lifecycle and
billing configuration.
o Advanced understanding




of predefined and custom IAM roles and Service
Account management
•
Networking
Architecture (Advanced Knowledge):
o Deep expertise in VPC
architecture, design, and Shared VPC configurations.
o Experience with VPC
Peering, Cloud VPN, Interconnect, and Private Service
Connect.
o Firewall rules,
routing, and hybrid connectivity (DNS configuration)
•
Major GCP Services:
o Hands -on experience
with core compute and data services, including
Compute Engine, GKE,
Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, BigQuery.
o Proficiency in
management and monitoring tools (Cloud IAM, Cloud DNS)
Required Skills &
Experience
â—Ź Proven experience in
Cloud
Engineering and Migration
â—Ź Strong hands -on
experience with:
â—‹
Google Cloud
Platform (GCP)
â—‹
Terraform
â—‹
Azure DevOps CI/CD
Internal - General Useâ—Ź
Experience working with
Azure and GCP PaaS services
â—Ź Demonstrated robust
experience in driving
automation and process improvement
initiatives
â—Ź Strong understanding
of cloud security, networking, monitoring, and logging
â—Ź Excellent customer -facing,
communication, and stakeholder management skills
â—Ź Ability to translate
business and operational challenges into technical solutions
Nice to Have
â—Ź GCP architect
certifications
â—Ź Experience introducing
enterprise automation tools or platforms
â—Ź Knowledge of FinOps
and cloud cost optimization
â—Ź Scripting experience
(Ansible, PowerShell, Bash, Python)
â—Ź Experience in
multi -cloud or hybrid environments

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