Senior Cloud Engineer (GCP)

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a GCP Cloud SME to lead migrations from Azure to Google Cloud Platform. The ideal candidate will require deep expertise in GCP, producing strategic plans, designs, and managing organizational impacts of cloud migration. This role is hybrid and offers a competitive day rate of £600 - £750pd.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading end-to-end migrations from Azure to GCP.
• Capacity to guide Google and partner assessments.
• Able to produce comprehensive HLDs and LLDs.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud migration from Azure to GCP, ensuring architectural clarity.
• Develop and deliver strategic plans and migration documentation.
• Manage organizational impacts including retraining and restructuring.

Skills

Cloud Migration

GCP Expertise

Azure Knowledge

HLD and LLD Production

Cost Modelling

Education

Google Cloud Certifications

Job description

Job Description

Title: GCP Cloud SME

Day Rate: £600 - £750pd (Outside IR35)

Duration: 6 Months

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

Required Experience:

• Proven experience leading end-to-end migrations from Microsoft Azure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with deep expertise in GCP.
• Certified across Google Cloud technologies, ideally in a subject matter expert (SME) or leadership capacity, capable of guiding assessments with Google and partner stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of Azure and its service architecture, with the ability to map and refactor Azure workloads effectively for GCP.
• 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.
• Experience managing organisational impacts of cloud migration, including retraining, restructuring, and process change.
• Expert in GCP cost modelling and assessment, able to estimate migration costs and advise on potential savings and trade-offs.
• 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.

If you think you hit the mark, please apply or email me [e-mail]