Forbes Advisor - Senior GCP Administrator

Job Title : Senior GCP Administrator Company- Forbes Advisor (  Work Mode : Remote / Hybrid

Experience Required : Minimum 8 years total, with at least 4 years in GCP

Certification Requirement : Must be certified in GCP

(GCP Associate Cloud Engineer or GCP Professional Cloud Architect)

Note : Credly certificate link must be provided.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior GCP Administrator with strong hands-on experience in managing and automating Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting secure and scalable cloud environments. This position is ideal for professionals who excel in dynamic, product-based environments.

Key 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

Required Skills & Qualifications

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

Exposure to multi-cloud environments (especially AWS)

Strong understanding of :

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

Cloud security

Cost governance and optimization