Job Title: Senior Consultant (Cloud – GCP)
Job Summary:
Ensono’s Cloud Consultancy team is expanding to meet increasing client demand for complex, high-value cloud transformation projects, ranging from traditional lift-and-shift migrations to advanced platform modernization (VM to PaaS or serverless). We are seeking Senior Consultants to join our GCP team, delivering thought leadership and high-quality solutions for enterprise clients leveraging GCP public cloud.
As a Senior Consultant, you will lead client engagements from initial technical scoping through hands-on implementation of GCP environments. You will serve as a technical authority within the consultancy team, providing expertise and guidance to both clients and colleagues. The role also includes supporting internal innovation projects to develop new GCP capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead design workshops and articulate GCP product capabilities to clients and stakeholders.
- Create solution design documentation and deliver technical presentations.
- Scope projects and design solutions in collaboration with clients and internal teams.
- Mentor and upskill team members; serve as technical escalation point.
- Deploy, configure, and optimize GCP environments and solutions.
- Support integration, testing, and troubleshooting of GCP solutions.
- Provide technical governance and oversight for client engagements.
- Conduct peer reviews of technical documentation.
- Define and maintain technical standards and best practices.
- Contribute to product development and internal capability building.
- Lead and execute migration projects involving servers and applications from private cloud or on-premises environments to GCP public cloud, including assessment, planning, execution, and optimization.
- Ensure successful migration of mission-critical workloads, including re-platforming, re-hosting, and modernization as needed.
- Collaborate with clients to develop migration strategies, perform readiness assessments, and deliver seamless transitions to GCP.
- Work effectively as part of an international team, collaborating across multiple time zones and cultures to deliver successful client outcomes.
- Leverage and encourage the use of AI-powered tools and solutions in daily work to drive efficiency, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Knowledge & Skills:
Non-Technical Requirements:
- Proven leadership experience (senior consultant).
- Self-motivated, organized, and enthusiastic.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and presentation abilities.
- High integrity and respect for others.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with international teams and stakeholders, adapting to diverse working styles and cultural expectations.
Technical Requirements:
- Proficiency with infrastructure as code and automation tools (Terraform, Harness, Puppet).
- Experience with DevOps and CI/CD tools (GCP Code Pipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native and modernization technologies (Cloud Functions, GKE, Cloud Run including Fargate, Docker, Helm, GCP SAM).
- Familiarity with monitoring, security, and optimization tools (Cloud Monitoring. Cloud Logging, Cloud IDS).
- Scripting and programming in Python, PowerShell, Bash, YAML, JSON.
- Experience with GCP governance and management tools (Organizations, IAM, KMS, Service Catalog, Step Functions).
- Demonstrated experience in migrating servers and applications from private cloud or on-premises environments to GCP public cloud, including planning, execution, and post-migration optimization.
- Experience with migration tools, methodologies, and best practices for cloud adoption.
Desirable Skills:
- Leading technical and executive workshops to architect solutions.
- Documenting architecture designs and planning transitions to support.
- DevOps background; experience with serverless and container technologies (Cloud Functions, GKE, Cloud Run, Docker, Helm, GCP SAM).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
Industry Qualifications:
- 7+ years in technology consulting leadership roles.
- 4+ years in GCP technology planning and implementation, with a track record of leading large-scale GCP projects.
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field required; Master’s Degree preferred.
Certifications:
- At least one Professional-level GCP certification.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to caste, colour, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, HIV status, or any other status protected by law. Candidates with disabilities who require accommodations during the recruitment process are encouraged to contact our Talent Acquisition team to place a request.
