GCP Cloud Migration Architect

TechNeptune Consulting Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TechNeptune Consulting Inc. seeks a seasoned GCP Cloud Migration Architect to lead comprehensive cloud migration initiatives for enterprise systems.

The role focuses on guiding application placement strategies across multi-cloud and on-prem targets, prioritizing Google Cloud and establishing a scalable migration factory. You will create migration roadmaps, target architectures, and technical documentation while coordinating with cross-functional teams to drive end-to-end migrations, governance,

Qualifications

• In-depth experience in enterprise cloud architecture and migration leadership.
• Strong GCP expertise with multi-cloud awareness (AWS/GCP).
• Hands-on with IaC using Terraform and DevSecFinOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to design migration roadmaps and target state architectures.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure & Application Discovery: map dependencies, right-size infra, optimize storage, analyze licensing.
• Foundation & Blueprinting: create GCP Foundation Reference and GAP analyses to set target blueprint.
• High-Level & Detailed Architecture: design target state architectures for compute, storage, networking, IAM, logging, HA, DR.
• Migration Factory & Operating Model: design scalable wave-based migration factory with pod/squad governance for migrations.
• xOps & Financial Governance: develop CloudOps/FinOps/SecOps blueprint with cost estimates and Ramp adoption.
• Advanced CI/CD & AI Tooling: roll out CI/CD pipelines IaC automation; integrate AI testing for migration lifecycle.

Skills

GCP Expertise

Multi-cloud (AWS/GCP)

Terraform IaC

DevSecFinOps

Architectural Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced GCP Cloud Migration Architect to lead comprehensive cloud migration initiatives. This critical role requires guiding application placement strategies across diverse enterprise infrastructures, prioritizing Google Cloud while objectively evaluating AWS Cloud and on-premises Private Cloud targets. You will drive the end-to-end lifecycle, from initial asset discovery to the establishment of a scalable migration factory. Ability to create migration roadmaps, target architectures, and technical documentation

Strategic & Architectural Responsibilities

• Infrastructure & Application Discovery: Conduct deep-dive assessments to right-size infrastructure, optimize storage tiers, analyze licensing, and map complex application dependencies.
• Foundation & Blueprinting: Develop a GCP Cloud Foundation Reference & Best Practices document and perform GAP analyses against current client foundations to establish a target-state Blueprint.
• High-Level & Detailed Architecture: Design robust Target State application architectures, establishing core foundation constructs for compute, storage, networking, identity management, logging, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR).

Execution & Operations (xOps)

• Migration Factory & Operating Model: Design and implement a scalable, wave-based Migration Factory, defining Pod/Squad operating structures and execution governance for automated VM and container migrations.
• xOps & Financial Governance: Develop a comprehensive xOps (CloudOps, FinOps, SecOps) Blueprint, incorporating pricing models, macro-level runtime cost estimates, and targeted adoption of Google’s RAMP program.
• Advanced CI/CD & AI Tooling: Roll out complete DevSecFinOps pipelines utilizing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to automate environment provisioning. Integrate modern, AI-driven testing frameworks to validate application functionality continuously throughout the migration lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of proven enterprise experience in software engineering, delivery leadership, and global cloud infrastructure.
• Deep expertise in GCP cloud-native services (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM, Cloud SQL/Spanner), alongside practical multi-cloud architecture mapping across AWS and GCP.
• Hands-on experience developing sophisticated IaC (Terraform) configurations, DevSecFinOps CI/CD pipelines, and integrating AI testing solutions.
• GCP Professional Cloud Architect or Cloud DevOps Engineer certification preferred; secondary multi-cloud certifications (such as the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional) are highly advantageous for application placement evaluations.
• Ability to create migration roadmaps, target architectures, and technical documentation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.