Senior Google Cloud Platform Cloud Migration Architect

Austin, TX, US • Posted 5 hours ago • Updated 52 minutes ago
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Skills

  • IAM
  • GKE
  • VPC
  • IaC (Terraform)
  • GCP Cloud Migration
  • GCP cloud-native services
  • Compute Engine
  • Cloud Storage
  • Cloud SQL/Spanner
  • DevSecFinOps CI/CD pipelines

Summary

Role: Senior Google Cloud Platform Cloud Migration Architect
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid - 3 days a week in the office)
Job Type: Contract
Experience: 10+ years
Role Overview:
  • We are seeking a highly experienced Google Cloud Platform Cloud Migration Architect to lead comprehensive cloud migration initiatives.
  • This critical role requires guiding application placement strategies across diverse enterprise infrastructures, prioritizing Google Cloud while objectively evaluating AWS Cloud and on-premises Private Cloud targets.
  • You will drive the end-to-end lifecycle, from initial asset discovery to the establishment of a scalable migration factory. Ability to create migration roadmaps, target architectures, and technical documentation
Strategic & Architectural Responsibilities:
  • Infrastructure & Application Discovery: Conduct deep-dive assessments to right-size infrastructure, optimize storage tiers, analyze licensing, and map complex application dependencies.
  • Foundation & Blueprinting: Develop a Google Cloud Platform Cloud Foundation Reference & Best Practices document and perform GAP analyses against current client foundations to establish a target-state Blueprint.
  • High-Level & Detailed Architecture: Design robust Target State application architectures, establishing core foundation constructs for compute, storage, networking, identity management, logging, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR).
Execution & Operations (xOps):
  • Migration Factory & Operating Model: Design and implement a scalable, wave-based Migration Factory, defining Pod/Squad operating structures and execution governance for automated VM and container migrations.
  • xOps & Financial Governance: Develop a comprehensive xOps (CloudOps, FinOps, SecOps) Blueprint, incorporating pricing models, macro-level runtime cost estimates, and targeted adoption of Google's RAMP program.
  • Advanced CI/CD & AI Tooling: Roll out complete DevSecFinOps pipelines utilizing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to automate environment provisioning. Integrate modern, AI-driven testing frameworks to validate application functionality continuously throughout the migration lifecycle.
Required Qualifications:
  • 10+ years of proven enterprise experience in software engineering, delivery leadership, and global cloud infrastructure.
  • Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform cloud-native services (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM, Cloud SQL/Spanner), alongside practical multi-cloud architecture mapping across AWS and Google Cloud Platform.
  • Hands-on experience developing sophisticated IaC (Terraform) configurations, DevSecFinOps CI/CD pipelines, and integrating AI testing solutions.
  • Google Cloud Platform Professional Cloud Architect or Cloud DevOps Engineer certification preferred; secondary multi-cloud certifications (such as the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional) are highly advantageous for application placement evaluations.
  • Ability to create migration roadmaps, target architectures, and technical documentation.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
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  • Dice Id: 91091604
  • Position Id: 2026-4833
  • Posted 5 hours ago
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