Fractional Google Cloud Consultant

Google Cloud infrastructure, secure and production-ready from day one.

I'm a fractional Google Cloud consultant. I help businesses deploy secure, scalable Google Cloud infrastructure on a simple monthly retainer, without the cost of a full-time hire or the overhead of an agency.

Build · Secure · Scale · Maintain
Diana S. Curtis, founder of CTech Academy
Diana Curtis
Fractional Google Cloud Consultant
About me

I'm Diana Curtis. I help companies set up secure, production-ready Google Cloud infrastructure in days, not months.

From the first project to ongoing support, I design, build and secure Google Cloud environments with a security-first approach, and I keep the focus on what your business needs, not just the technology.

No sales layer, no juniors, no hand-offs. Based in the US.

15+
Years in IT and cloud
3
Google Cloud certifications
30 min
Free consultation and audit
100%
Principal-led delivery
What I do

I build Google Cloud environments where security, reliability and cost control are designed in from the start, then help you run and grow them.

From LinkedIn recommendations

What people I've worked with say

She was amazing, she really knew how to move things along and get things done… She has a breadth of skill set across Cloud Platforms such as GCP, SRE, DevSecOps, Data Engineering, etc. I would highly recommend Diana!
Cloud & AI adoption leaderGoogle Cloud
She's an excellent Cloud Architect with great breadth of skills: development of scripts and Infrastructure as Code, networking, and security. She always does her homework to understand the services and features and to implement everything via best practices.
Customer EngineerGoogle
Diana is a leader and is often looked at to lead the charge on initiatives, weigh in on key topics and make impactful technical decisions… Diana is a rockstar.
Technical Account ManagerGoogle Cloud Consulting
Common cloud problems

Struggling with Google Cloud setup or security?

Misconfigured environments

Projects, networks and permissions set up in a hurry and never revisited.

Security and compliance risks

Over-broad access, exposed resources and gaps you find out about too late.

Unexpected cloud bills

Spend that grows faster than usage, with no clear view of why.

No in-house cloud expertise

Your team is shipping product and has no time to own the platform.

I fix all of that.

Fractional Google Cloud consulting

Senior Google Cloud expertise, without a full-time hire.

You don't need to recruit and pay a full-time, in-house cloud expert. As your fractional Google Cloud consultant, I join your team for a set number of hours each month, so you get senior expertise when you need it and only pay for the time you use.

Monthly retainer

Reserve a block of my hours every month, and scale up or down as your needs change.

No full-time hire

No recruiting, salary or benefits. A fraction of the cost of an in-house architect.

Start in days, not months

Skip the hiring process. I can start on your environment right away.

Flexible terms

A two-month minimum to get started, then month to month. Fixed-price projects are also available.

My services

From first setup to day-to-day support.

Build and secure

A Google Cloud foundation done right the first time.

  • End-to-end Google Cloud setup
  • Secure VPC, IAM and network architecture
  • Zero-trust security best practices
  • Infrastructure as code with Terraform

Scale and maintain

An environment that keeps running well as you grow.

  • CI/CD and DevOps automation
  • Monitoring, logging and alerting
  • Cost optimization
  • Ongoing maintenance and support
How I work

Build. Secure. Scale. Maintain.

Every engagement follows the same four stages, so you always know what comes next.

01

Build

Organization, projects and networking designed around how your business works.

02

Secure

Least-privilege IAM, zero-trust access and logging in place before workloads go live.

03

Scale

Automation and CI/CD so growth doesn't mean more manual work or surprise costs.

04

Maintain

Monitoring, cost reviews and ongoing support to keep everything healthy.

What I can do for you

Services

Discuss your project

End-to-end GCP infrastructure setup

Organization, folders, projects, billing and networking, ready for production.

Secure VPC, IAM and network architecture

Least-privilege access and networks that only allow the traffic you intend.

Cloud security best practices

Zero-trust access, encryption with Cloud KMS and organization policy guardrails.

CI/CD and DevOps automation

Terraform and pipelines so changes are repeatable, reviewed and fast.

Monitoring, logging and cost optimization

Central logs, alerts that matter, and a clear view of where the money goes.

Ongoing maintenance and support

A principal architect on call to keep your environment secure and up to date.

Why work with me

Senior expertise, without the agency overhead.

You work directly with the certified architect who designs and builds your environment.

Google Cloud Partner

CTech Academy LLC is a Google Cloud Partner, and I hold three Google Cloud certifications: Professional Cloud Security Engineer, Associate Cloud Engineer and Generative AI Leader. View the partner listing

Security-first architecture

Security is designed in from the first project, not added later.

Fast, production-ready deployments

Reliable environments delivered in days, not months.

Business-focused solutions

Decisions driven by your goals and budget, not just the tech.

Case studies

Recent work

US aerospace and commercial aircraft manufacturer

Enterprise Google Cloud adoption across infrastructure, data and security

A large-scale adoption program spanning infrastructure, data, security and Assured Workloads. I designed a scaled adoption architecture and helped roll it out across the organization, with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines and FinOps, plus a large data lake with security controls to prevent data exfiltration.

Assured WorkloadsInfrastructure as CodeCI/CDFinOpsData lake security

“She was amazing in learning new products, helping adopt them org wide and put together a scaled adoption architecture.”

Cloud & AI adoption leader, Google Cloud
Free resources and training

Learn the foundations

Free ebook

The GCP ebook

A free starting point for setting up Google Cloud properly.

Download
E-course

Google Cloud foundations and security

Organization to alerting, step by step, with Terraform and gcloud.

View the course
E-course

Cybersecurity

Security fundamentals that apply beyond Google Cloud.

View the course
FREE 30-min GCP consultation · Cloud security and infrastructure audit

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