Senior Cloud Engineer (GCP)

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in cloud services is seeking a migration leader to oversee transitions from Microsoft Azure to Google Cloud Platform. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in GCP, strong Azure knowledge, and experience in managing the organizational impacts of cloud migrations. This hybrid role offers flexibility for the right candidate and involves producing comprehensive designs and documentation to ensure successful migration outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading migrations from Azure to GCP.
• Certified across Google Cloud technologies.
• Strong knowledge of Azure service architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end migrations from Microsoft Azure to GCP.
• Produce High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs).
• Manage organizational impacts of cloud migration.

Skills

Cloud Migration

GCP Expertise

Azure Knowledge

Cost Modelling

Documentation Skills

Education

Google Cloud Certification

Job description

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Based: Hybrid/London - can be remote for the right candidate!

Required Experience:

1. Proven experience leading end-to-end migrations from Microsoft Azure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with deep expertise in GCP.
2. Certified across Google Cloud technologies, ideally in a subject matter expert (SME) or leadership capacity, capable of guiding assessments with Google and partner stakeholders.
3. Strong knowledge of Azure and its service architecture, with the ability to map and refactor Azure workloads effectively for GCP.
4. Skilled in producing comprehensive High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs) to support each stage of the migration lifecycle, ensuring architectural clarity and alignment with business objectives.
5. Experience managing organisational impacts of cloud migration, including retraining, restructuring, and process change.
6. Expertise in GCP cost modelling and assessment, able to estimate migration costs and advise on potential savings and trade-offs.
7. Able to develop and deliver migration documentation, including HLDs, LLDs, strategic plans, and recommendations during the initial 12-week preparation phase, including pilot initiatives if required.