As a Senior GCP Cloud Administrator, you will be at the forefront of Forbes Advisor’s cloud infrastructure strategy. This hands-on role demands deep experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), strong problem-solving skills, and a proactive mindset for automation, cost optimization, and system reliability. You’ll collaborate across data engineering, platform engineering, and SRE teams to ensure robust and scalable cloud operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer and optimize GCP Identity and Access Management (IAM), implementing least-privilege principles.
- Manage and fine-tune BigQuery environments, including slot reservations, query performance, and cost control (FinOps practices).
- Work closely with SRE, Data Engineering, and Cloud Platform teams to streamline GCP data operations.
- Build automations and monitoring pipelines for data services on GCP.
- Provision, maintain, and decommission GCP accounts and resources as needed for project life cycles.
- Manage multiple GCP subscriptions, ensuring security, performance, and scalability.
- Assist in designing cloud architecture tailored for application and data workloads.
- Keep documentation current and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Stay updated with the latest in GCP service offerings, tools, and announcements.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in GCP cloud administration and operations.
- GCP certification - Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect (mandatory).
- Proven expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM), Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), BigQuery administration and optimization.
- Solid understanding of Kubernetes and containerization using Docker.
- Experience supporting and advising teams on GCP best practices.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Willingness to work on a shift basis when required.
- Fast learner with a proactive, can-do attitude and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Bonus Skills (Good to Have)
- Infrastructure as Code with Terraform for GCP
- Experience with data orchestration and processing tools like Cloud Composer, Dataproc, and Dataflow
- Familiarity with AWS cloud environments (multi-cloud exposure)
- Knowledge of monitoring tools such as New Relic
- Background in data pipeline development and support
Why Join This Role?
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with one of the most recognized names in financial journalism and digital innovation. If you're a self-driven professional who thrives in fast-paced environments and wants to make an impact in a cloud-native data-driven organization, this is the role for you.
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