Infrastructure Consultant – GCP

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced and versatile
Infrastructure Consultant
to lead and support
enterprise cloud migrations to Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
. This role is ideal for professionals with a strong infrastructure background and hands-on experience in planning and executing complex cloud migration programs. The ideal candidate has previously worked in client-facing roles, is comfortable navigating ambiguity, and brings a consultative mindset to every engagement.

The consultant will play a key role in
wave planning
,
migration execution
, and
client advisory
, working alongside infrastructure teams, cloud architects, and business stakeholders. Prior experience with
Google Cloud Professional Services (PSO)
or equivalent partner-led engagements is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Migration Strategy & Planning

• Conduct infrastructure and application discovery across legacy environments.
• Develop
  migration wave plans
  , grouping workloads based on dependencies, criticality, and readiness.
• Design
  landing zones
  and foundational GCP architectures in alignment with enterprise requirements.
• Collaborate with application, network, and security teams to finalize cloud readiness.

Execution & Technical Delivery

• Support or lead the execution of lift-and-shift, rehost, replatform, or refactor strategies on GCP.
• Engage in hands-on setup and configuration of:
• Compute Engine
  ,
  Cloud Storage
  ,
  Cloud SQL
  ,
  IAM
  ,
  VPC
  ,
  Firewall Rules
  ,
  Cloud Monitoring
  , etc.
• Assist in designing hybrid connectivity solutions using
  Cloud VPN
  ,
  Interconnect
  , or
  Partner Interconnect
  .
• Help create automated provisioning scripts or templates using
  Terraform
  or other Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools.

Client Engagement & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact for technical migration matters.
• Guide customers through ambiguous or undefined environments by establishing structure, documentation, and decision frameworks.
• Present migration approaches, trade-offs, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Facilitate client workshops, discovery sessions, and migration readiness assessments.

Governance, Security & Compliance

• Ensure GCP configurations align with enterprise
  security
  ,
  compliance
  , and
  governance policies
  .
• Advise on IAM roles, VPC Service Controls, network segmentation, and audit logging.
• Assist in creating post-migration operational plans and knowledge transfer documentation.

Monitoring & Support

• Leverage
  Cloud Monitoring
  ,
  Cloud Logging
  , and
  Operations Suite
  for visibility and troubleshooting.
• Establish dashboards and alerting mechanisms for migrated workloads.
• Support stabilization efforts post-migration and assist with performance tuning and incident resolution.

Required Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in
  cloud infrastructure consulting
  , systems engineering, or IT modernization.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience specifically with
  Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  services.
• Direct experience with
  enterprise-scale GCP migrations
  , including planning, execution, and optimization.
• Proficiency with:
• Compute Engine
  ,
  VPC
  ,
  Cloud Storage
  ,
  IAM
  ,
  Cloud VPN
  ,
  Cloud Monitoring
  , and related GCP services.
• Strong understanding of
  migration wave planning
  , dependency mapping, and cloud adoption strategies.
• Ability to work in
  ambiguous and dynamic environments
  , with minimal direction.
• Exceptional communication skills and experience working with enterprise clients or Fortune 500 companies.
• Willingness to travel to
  Dallas, TX
  occasionally for client workshops or on-site support.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience on a
  Google PSO (Professional Services Organization)
  engagement or working with a
  GCP Premier Partner
  .
• GCP Professional Certification (e.g.,
  Professional Cloud Architect
  ,
  Network Engineer
  , or
  DevOps Engineer
  ).
• Experience with
  Terraform
  ,
  Deployment Manager
  , or other Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Familiarity with migration tools like
  Migrate for Compute Engine
  ,
  Velostrata
  , or third-party tools (e.g., CloudEndure, StratoZone).
• Experience with
  multi-cloud or hybrid environments
  (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Background in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance) and cloud governance frameworks.