Job Summary:
We are looking for a highly experienced Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Resident to join our team. This role requires a strategic, hands-on cloud expert who will work closely with client teams to drive GCP adoption, guide architecture decisions, and ensure successful cloud implementations. The ideal candidate has deep technical knowledge, strong client-facing skills, and the ability to act as a trusted advisor throughout the cloud journey.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as an embedded GCP expert within the client’s IT team, guiding architecture, deployment, and optimization of GCP solutions
- Assess existing infrastructure, applications, and workloads and define the migration or modernization approach
- Design and implement scalable, secure, and reliable GCP architectures aligned with business needs
- Lead infrastructure automation and CI/CD implementations using GCP-native tools
- Support teams with best practices on networking, security, IAM, data services, and cost optimization in GCP
- Facilitate knowledge transfer and upskilling of client team members through workshops and documentation
- Collaborate with Google Cloud and third-party service providers as needed
- Act as a technical escalation point and provide troubleshooting expertise across cloud environments
Qualifications:
- 11+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud engineering, or solution architecture
- Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services (Compute, GKE, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, etc.)
- Proven experience in designing and implementing cloud-native architectures
- Solid understanding of networking, security, identity management, and monitoring in cloud environments
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Deployment Manager, etc.)
- Proficiency in CI/CD tools and DevOps methodologies
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- GCP certification (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect or Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer) is strongly preferred