Senior GCP Administrator

Summary

Join Forbes Advisor as a Senior GCP Administrator and leverage your expertise in managing and automating Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure. Design, implement, and support secure and scalable cloud environments. This remote/hybrid role requires a minimum of 8 years of total IT experience, with at least 4 years in GCP and a GCP certification (Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect). You will administer and optimize various GCP services, design infrastructure using Terraform, manage data pipelines, implement IAM policies, and collaborate with developers and architects. The ideal candidate possesses strong hands-on experience and a deep understanding of IaC and cloud security. This position is perfect for professionals thriving in dynamic, product-based environments.

Requirements

• 8+ years of total IT experience
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in GCP
• GCP Certification (Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect) – Mandatory
• Expertise in: IAM, BigQuery, GKE
• Terraform automation for infrastructure
• Cloud Composer, Dataproc, Dataflow, Cloud Monitoring/Logging
• Building and supporting data pipelines in GCP
• Strong understanding of: Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
• Cloud security
• Cost governance and optimization

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and optimize GCP services including: IAM, BigQuery, GKE, Cloud Composer, Dataflow, Dataproc, Cloud Monitoring
• Design and manage infrastructure provisioning using Terraform
• Set up, manage, and troubleshoot data pipelines using GCP-native tools
• Implement and monitor IAM policies and security best practices
• Optimize BigQuery for performance and cost-efficiency
• Collaborate with developers and architects to align cloud infrastructure with business goals
• Monitor system health and implement scaling and security mechanisms
• Work with multi-cloud environments , particularly AWS , if required

Preferred Qualifications

Exposure to multi-cloud environments (especially AWS)