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Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Specialist, Google Cloud

Google Canada

Toronto · On · Canada

Google Cloud is looking for a

Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Specialist

to join their team in

Toronto, Ontario . This is a senior technical role where you'll work directly with customers to design, deploy, and optimise

cloud-based architectures

— bridging the gap between complex technical requirements and real business outcomes.

Day-to-day, you'll be embedded with customers and internal teams alike, shaping how organisations migrate to and operate on Google Cloud. Whether you're architecting a

cloud networking solution , leading a migration project, or contributing to thought leadership materials, this role keeps you at the cutting edge of

cloud infrastructure and platform engineering .

About the Role: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Specialist As a

Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Specialist

at Google Cloud, you'll own the technical relationship with customers from solution design through to deployment. You'll be responsible for proposing

cloud networking solution architectures , managing implementations according to best practices, and working hands‑on with customers to design

cloud-based technical architectures , migration approaches, and application optimisations that drive measurable business results.

Collaboration is central to this position. You'll work closely with internal specialists, product teams, and engineering groups to package learnings into

thought leadership, methodologies, and published assets . You'll also interface regularly with sales teams, partners, and customer technical stakeholders to keep projects on track — managing scope, priorities, deliverables, risks, and timelines throughout each engagement. Travel of up to 30% may be required for

client engagements .

Benefits and Salary This role offers a competitive annual salary of

$170,000 – $174,000 CAD , plus a

15% bonus target , equity, and a full Google benefits package. To learn more about what Google offers its employees, visit their official benefits page.

Job Details Company: Google

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Pay: $170,000 – $174,000 CAD per year + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities In this role, you'll be at the intersection of technical depth and customer engagement. Your work will shape how organisations architect and operate on Google Cloud — making it essential that you can communicate complex solutions clearly while also getting hands‑on with implementation details.

Propose and architect

cloud networking solution architectures tailored to customer requirements and implementation best practices

Design and implement

cloud-based technical architectures, migration approaches, and application optimisations that enable customer business objectives

Collaborate with internal specialists , product, and engineering teams to package approaches, best practices, and lessons learned into thought leadership, methodologies, and published assets

Manage project scope , priorities, deliverables, risks, issues, and timelines by interacting with sales, partners, and customer technical stakeholders

Travel up to 30%

of the time as required for client engagements

Requirements / Skills Google is looking for a candidate with a strong foundation in

cloud infrastructure, networking, and project delivery

who can operate effectively in both technical and customer-facing contexts. The ideal person brings deep hands‑on experience with

cloud solutions and virtualized environments , paired with the communication skills to lead complex client engagements.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

or equivalent practical experience

6 years of experience

in networking, compute infrastructure (e.g., servers, databases, firewalls, load balancers), and architecting, developing, or maintaining

cloud solutions in virtualized environments

6 years of experience

in project management and technical solution delivery

Coding proficiency

in one or more general purpose languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go, C or C++), including data structures, algorithms, and software design

Experience with third‑party networking products

such as PANW, Fortinet, or VMware Cloud Foundation (preferred)

Scalable networking design

experience including high availability, redundancy, failover, and load balancing (preferred)

Troubleshooting experience

with networking protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTPS, and BGP (preferred)

Customer‑facing migration experience , including service discovery, assessment, planning, execution, and operations (preferred)

Knowledge of containerisation

and container orchestration technologies such as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) (preferred)

Familiarity with IT security practices

such as identity and access management, data protection, encryption, and certificate and key management (preferred)

6 years of experience in networking, compute infrastructure, and architecting or maintaining cloud solutions in virtualized environments; 6 years of experience in project management and technical solution delivery; coding experience in one or more general purpose languages including data structures, algorithms, and software design

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