Senior Computer Application Support, Google Cloud - Contract - 19401

LRO Staffing; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LRO Staffing is seeking a Senior Computer Application Support Specialist to govern and modernize an enterprise Google Cloud platform within a public sector context. The role emphasizes architecture, governance, security, compliance, and ongoing improvement.

The candidate will collaborate with technical, security and operational stakeholders to strengthen the Google Cloud environment, expand adoption, and ensure operational readiness for ongoing initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of senior-level computer application support or cloud operations experience in the last seven years.
• Experience supporting Google Cloud services in a large public sector context (5,000+ employees) within the last five years.

Responsibilities

• Review and maintain Google Cloud governance, platform status, risks and sustainment needs.
• Assess gaps in processes, documentation, controls and support models.
• Support security authorization, compliance, control evidence and Authority to Operate requirements.

Skills

GCP governance

Security & compliance

IAM & networking

Operational dashboards

Job description

Senior Computer Application Support, Google Cloud - Contract - 19401

About The Opportunity

Our public sector client has a requirement for a Senior Computer Application Support Specialist to support the ongoing governance, sustainment and modernization of an enterprise Google Cloud platform. This is a senior cloud platform role focused on architecture, governance, security, compliance, operational readiness and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will work with technical, security and operational stakeholders to strengthen the existing Google Cloud environment and support its continued adoption.

Duties

• Review and maintain Google Cloud platform governance, operational status, risks, dependencies and sustainment requirements
• Assess existing cloud capabilities and identify gaps in processes, documentation, controls and support models
• Support security authorization and compliance activities, including control evidence, remediation planning, security posture reporting and Authority to Operate requirements
• Review cloud security monitoring, audit logging, threat detection, vulnerability management and compliance reporting practices
• Review network architecture and connectivity, including hybrid networking, DNS, routing, shared services, firewalls and cloud perimeter protection
• Assess identity and access management practices, including IAM, PAM, role based access controls, privileged access and least privilege principles
• Support application onboarding, operational readiness, issue management and ongoing platform sustainment
• Maintain technical procedures, operational documentation, architecture summaries, onboarding materials and knowledge transfer documentation
• Develop dashboards, metrics and reporting related to platform health, cloud spend, security posture, compliance, risks and operational dependencies
• Assess emerging Google Cloud capabilities, including AI/ML, GPU enabled workloads, containerized services and other cloud modernization opportunities
• Identify operational gaps, recurring issues and opportunities to improve the overall Google Cloud platform and support model

About You

• A minimum of five years of experience within the last seven years providing senior level computer application support, cloud platform support or cloud operations support
• A minimum of two years of experience within the last five years supporting Google Cloud services, platforms or projects within a large public sector organization of at least 5,000 employees
• Demonstrated experience in at least four of the following areas:
  • Google Cloud landing zones, enterprise cloud foundations, platform sustainment or secure cloud configuration
  • Security authorization, compliance, control evidence, remediation planning or Authority to Operate support
  • Infrastructure as code, automated deployment, configuration management or controlled cloud deployment
  • Operational documentation, technical procedures, architecture documentation, handover materials or knowledge transfer
  • Identity and access governance, hybrid networking, DNS, firewall modernization, security monitoring, logging, SIEM integration or operational dashboards
  • Governance reporting, risk tracking, cloud spend reporting, platform modernization, containerized services, AI/ML, GPU enabled workloads or restricted cloud environments
• A minimum of two of the following Google Cloud certifications:
  • Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect
  • Google Cloud Certified Professional Machine Learning Engineer
  • Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Network Engineer
  • Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Security Engineer
  • Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
  • Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer
• Advanced English language skills, including oral communication, comprehension and written communication
• A valid Government of Canada Secret security clearance
• Ability to provide copies of required professional certifications

About The Job

Duration: September 21, 2026 to August 20, 2027, approximately 48 weeks.

Location

Hybrid - Westend, Ottawa, Ontario and remote