Business aligned IT Services GCP Architecture and Design

Key Responsibilities

• Requirement Gathering Analysis

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business objectives, current infrastructure, and migration goals.
  • Document functional and non-functional requirements for cloud migration.

• Cloud Migration Planning

  • Work closely with architects and engineers to define migration strategies for applications, databases, and workloads.
  • Identify dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans for migration activities.

• GCP Expertise

  • Understand GCP services such as Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, IAM, and networking components.
  • Assist in mapping on-premise systems to equivalent GCP services.

• Process Documentation

  • Create detailed business process flows, migration roadmaps, and impact analysis reports.
  • Maintain accurate documentation for compliance and audit purposes.

• Stakeholder Communication

  • Act as a liaison between business units, technical teams, and vendors.
  • Provide clear updates on migration progress, timelines, and issues.

• Testing Validation

  • Support UAT and post-migration validation to ensure business continuity.
  • Identify gaps and recommend optimizations post-migration.

Required Skills Qualifications

• Proven experience as a

  Business Analyst

  in

  cloud migration projects

  (mandatory).
• Strong knowledge of

  Google Cloud Platform

  services and architecture.
• Familiarity with

  cloud migration tools

  (e.g., Velostrata, CloudEndure, Migrate for Compute Engine).
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work in Agile environments and use tools like

  JIRA

  ,

  Confluence

  , and

  MS Visio

  .
• Understanding of

  security, compliance, and cost optimization

  in cloud environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• GCP certifications (e.g.,

  Google Cloud Digital Leader

  ,

  Associate Cloud Engineer

  , or

  Professional Cloud Architect

  ).
• Experience with

  multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments

  .
• Knowledge of

  data migration strategies

  and

  ETL processes

  .

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under tight deadlines.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.