GCP Technical Lead

Tekgence Inc; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud solutions provider located in Toronto, Canada is seeking a GCP Technical Lead to oversee migration projects to Google Cloud Platform. This role requires a strong technical leader experienced in designing cloud architectures and guiding teams through migrations. Candidates should have hands-on expertise in GCP services, application and database migration, as well as proficiency in CI/CD tools. Preferred certifications include Google Professional Cloud Architect. Competitive compensation offered.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with GCP core services (Compute, Storage, VPC, IAM, Cloud SQL, GKE, Pub/Sub).
• Expertise in application and database migration to GCP.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle GCP migration projects for applications and databases.
• Develop migration strategies including rehost, replatform, and rearchitect approaches.
• Design and implement migration workflows using various tools.

Skills

GCP core services

Application and database migration

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Google Professional Cloud Architect

Google Professional Cloud Database Engineer

Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD Tools

Job description

The GCP Technical Lead is responsible for leading end‑to‑end application and database migration initiatives to Google Cloud Platform. This role requires strong hands‑on expertise in designing cloud architectures, defining migration strategies, and guiding cross‑functional teams through the transition of on‑premise applications and databases to GCP.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead full lifecycle GCP migration projects for applications and databases.

Develop migration strategies including rehost, replatform, and rearchitect approaches.

Assess on‑premise systems and define target‑state architectures on GCP.

Design and implement migration workflows using tools such as:

Migrate for Compute Engine (M4CE)

Migrate for Anthos

Database Migration Service (DMS)

Application Migration

Assess dependencies, performance, and compatibility with GCP services.

Re‑architect legacy applications using GKE, Cloud Run, App Engine, or Compute Engine.

Integrate GCP services including IAM, VPC, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud DNS, and Secret Manager.

Optimize application performance and cost post‑migration.

Database Migration

Lead database migrations (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL) to:

BigQuery

AlloyDB

Spanner (if applicable)

Perform schema conversion, capacity planning, and tuning.

Ensure data integrity, minimal downtime, and rollback options.

Technical Leadership

Provide direction to development and migration teams throughout the project lifecycle.

Define cloud best practices, governance standards, and quality controls.

Conduct technical reviews and ensure delivery excellence.

DevOps & Automation

Implement CI/CD using Cloud Build, ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitHub, or GitLab CI.

Automate infrastructure with Terraform, Deployment Manager, or Ansible.

Ensure logging and monitoring with Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, Prometheus, and Grafana.

Security & Compliance

Implement GCP security best practices including IAM, VPC Service Controls, firewall policies, encryption, and KMS.

Align solutions with organizational compliance frameworks.

Strong hands‑on experience with GCP core services (Compute, Storage, VPC, IAM, Cloud SQL, GKE, Pub/Sub).

Expertise in application and database migration to GCP.

Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices architectures.

Experience with Terraform or other IaC tools.

Strong networking, DNS, firewall, and authentication knowledge.

Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.

Ability to drive technical decisions and mentor engineering teams.

Preferred Certifications

Google Professional Cloud Architect (PCA)

Google Professional Cloud Database Engineer

Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer