Job Requirements
Job Description - GCP Cloud Program Manager
Location: Austin, TX
Work Arrangement: Onsite
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Cloud Program Manager with strong GCP and technical cloud migration experience to lead large-scale cloud migration, modernization, and transformation programs.
The ideal candidate must have a strong technical understanding of cloud migrations and proven experience managing complex GCP migration initiatives, working closely with cloud architects, engineers, infrastructure, application, and security teams. The candidate should be able to understand technical migration challenges, dependencies, architecture decisions, and risks while effectively managing the overall program.
Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end GCP cloud migration programs, from planning through post-migration stabilization.
Manage large-scale application, infrastructure, database, and platform migration initiatives.
Develop migration strategies, roadmaps, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and success criteria.
Work closely with cloud architects and engineering teams to understand migration architecture, technical dependencies, and implementation plans.
Oversee migration activities including Lift-and-Shift, Re-platforming, and Re-architecting.
Identify and manage technical risks, issues, dependencies, and migration blockers.
Ensure successful integration and interoperability between legacy and cloud environments.
Coordinate multiple technical workstreams and ensure alignment across engineering, infrastructure, application, security, and business teams.
Track migration progress, deliverables, KPIs, and overall program health.
Provide regular updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
Drive post-migration stabilization, operational readiness, and continuous improvement.
Required Qualifications
12-15 years of overall IT experience.
Minimum 5+ years of experience as a Program Manager.
Strong GCP experience with hands-on understanding of cloud services and migration capabilities.
Strong technical cloud migration experience managing complex enterprise application and infrastructure migrations.
Proven experience leading large-scale GCP migration and transformation programs.
Strong understanding of cloud architecture, migration methodologies, technical dependencies, and implementation challenges.
Experience managing application, infrastructure, database, and platform migrations.
Strong understanding of Lift-and-Shift, Re-platforming, and Re-architecting strategies.
Experience with cloud governance, security, risk management, and compliance.
Ability to work effectively with technical teams and understand complex technical discussions.
Strong program management, leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
GCP Technical Skills
Strong understanding of:
Google Compute Engine
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Migrate to Virtual Machines
Database Migration Service
Storage Transfer Service
GCP migration architecture and best practices
Cloud networking, security, and infrastructure concepts
Preferred Qualifications
Experience leading large-scale enterprise GCP migration programs.
Experience managing complex technical migration workstreams.
Experience working closely with Cloud Architects, DevOps, Infrastructure, Application, Database, and Security teams.
Experience managing multi-year cloud transformation programs.
Strong executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills.
Work Experience
15-30Years
