Role Overview:The Google Workspace Architect will lead the end-to-end architecture, planning, and execution of enterprise-scale migrations from Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams) to Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Meet, Chat). This role requires strong hands-on technical expertise, migration tooling experience, and customer-facing consulting skills to ensure secure, scalable, and user-centric migrations.
Key Responsibilities:- Design target-state Google Workspace architecture aligned to business, security, and compliance needs.
- Define migration strategy for Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams.
- Lead mailbox, file, and collaboration workload migrations.
- Design coexistence and phased migration approaches.
- Act as primary technical advisor for stakeholders and leadership.
- Ensure minimal business disruption and high user satisfaction.
Required Skills:- Google Workspace Tenant architecture and administration.
- Configuring GWS security parameters including Gmail mail flow, routing, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and compliance rules.
- Google Drive and Shared Drives architecture, permissions, and governance.
- Google Meet and Chat configuration and enterprise collaboration design.
- Google Vault retention, legal holds, and eDiscovery.
- Knowledge on Gemini AI for Google Workspace.
- Proficiency with Google Workspace Migrate.
- Proficiency with Google Workspace Migration for Microsoft Exchange (GWMME).
- Proficiency with BitTitan MigrationWiz.
- Proficiency with CloudM or equivalent third-party migration tools.
- Experience with Migration wave planning, throttling management, and post-migration validation.
- Expertise in Azure AD to Google Cloud Directory integration.
- Experience with SSO and federation using SAML and OAuth.
- Knowledge of Context-Aware Access and DLP policies.
- Automation and scripting using Google Workspace Admin SDK and APIs.
- Automation and scripting using Apps Script for automation and reporting.
- Ability to create architecture diagrams, migration runbooks, and technical design documents.
- Experience providing executive-level presentations and migration status reports.
- Ability to mentor engineers and provide architectural guidance.
Qualifications:- 8-12+ years overall IT experience.
- 5+ years of Google Workspace administration and architecture experience.
- Experience handling enterprise tenants.
Preferred Skills:- Google Workspace Certified - Professional Administrator.
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect.
