The Application Modernization Engineer role at Google Cloud involves transforming existing enterprise applications into modern, cloud-native applications. This position is part of the Google Cloud Consulting Professional Services team, which guides customers through their cloud journey. The engineer will work closely with customers to enhance application performance and reliability while leveraging Google Cloud's infrastructure. The role emphasizes collaboration with product management and engineering teams to drive excellence in product offerings.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience leading enterprise application portfolios and associated technologies such as VMWare, Openshift, and Kubernetes.
• Experience designing cloud enterprise solutions and supporting customer projects to completion.
• Experience coding in one or more general purpose languages including Python, Java, Go, C, or C++.

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers and solve complex software development challenges.
• Deliver modern software to Google’s customers, including creating and executing enterprise application transformation and migration strategies.
• Recommend approaches and estimated effort for application migration and modernization programs.
• Create and deliver best practice recommendations, tutorials, blog articles, and sample code.
• Travel up to 30% for in-region meetings, technical reviews, and onsite delivery activities.

• Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.