GCP Cloud Engineer

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 UseMandatory
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

● Proven experience in Cloud
Engineering and Migration

● Strong hands -on
experience with:

○ Google Cloud
Platform (GCP)

○ Terraform

○ Azure DevOps CI/CD

Internal - General Use●
Experience working with Azure and GCP PaaS services

● Demonstrated strong
experience in driving automation and process improvement

initiatives

● Strong understanding
of cloud security, networking, monitoring, and logging

● Excellent customer -facing,
communication, and stakeholder management skills

● Ability to translate
business and operational challenges into technical solutions

Nice to Have

● GCP architect
certifications

● Experience introducing
enterprise automation tools or platforms

● Knowledge of FinOps
and cloud cost optimization

● Scripting experience
(Ansible, PowerShell, Bash, Python)

● Experience in
multi -cloud or hybrid environments