Position: Lead GCP Cloud Migration Architect – GenAI & Application Modernization Type: Contract

Location:
Canada Remote Looking for folks with Lead GCP Cloud Migration Architect – GenAI & Application Modernization This title reflects the role's core

requirements:
leading a production migration from Azure or AWS to GCP, architecting LLM-based applications, and guiding zero-downtime data migration and modernization. Person should be hands on. Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to lead the architecture and execution of a production migration from Microsoft Azure or AWS to Google Cloud Platform (GCP ). The ideal candidate will combine deep GCP architecture expertise with hands-on experience in hyperscaler migrations, LLM-based application architectures, data migration strategies, and production cutovers with zero-downtime requirements. The architect will work closely with application, data, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to define the target-state architecture, manage migration risks, and guide implementation teams through phased delivery and production readiness reviews.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the architecture and execution of production migrations from Azure or AWS to GCP.




- Design scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective GCP architectures aligned with business and application requirements.
- Define migration strategies for applications, databases, storage, caching, AI services, monitoring, and networking.
- Architect zero-downtime data migration approaches, including dual-write patterns, data reconciliation, validation, rollback, and cutover strategies.
- Design and evaluate LLM-based application architectures, including provider transitions and agent-orchestration frameworks.
- Guide infrastructure engineering teams on Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD orchestration, deployment sequencing, and operational readiness.
- Assess technical trade-offs, dependencies, risks, and migration options, presenting recommendations to technical and business stakeholders.
- Lead architecture reviews and phase-gate discussions, ensuring that migration decisions meet reliability, security, performance, and business continuity requirements.
- Evaluate emerging Google Cloud agent technologies, including the Agent Development Kit (ADK), to inform future-state architecture decisions

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