Cloud Administrator GCP Sr.

Cloud Administrator/ DevOps – Google Cloud Platform

At Band of Coders, we are seeking a highly experienced Cloud Administrator (GCP) to lead the transformation of a Google Cloud environment into a standalone, high-standard platform aligned with Google Cloud best practices for security, scalability, and operational excellence.
This engagement will position GCP as an independent center of excellence serving a Data Community of Practice within the organization.

Project Objectives:
Establish a standalone, sovereign GCP architecture
Align all configurations with the Google Cloud Architecture Framework
Strengthen security posture, governance, automation, and resilience
Enable a scalable and developer-friendly GCP-native ecosystem
Technical Requirements
Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Strong knowledge of:
VPC Service Controls
IAM governance & PAM
Cloud Run
BigQuery
Vertex AI
Cloud NAT
Secret Manager
Experience building GCP-native CI/CD pipelines
Strong alignment with the Google Cloud Architecture Framework
Advanced Python proficiency
Administrative automation
Custom monitoring scripts
Infrastructure-as-Code support
Experience in cost optimization and cloud financial governance
Ability to work independently while maintaining professional coordination with AWS administration, where cross-cloud dependencies exist

Responsibilities:
Implement a GCP-native security architecture, including:
Independent VPC Service Controls
Cloud NAT configuration for secure internet egress (BigQuery, Vertex AI notebooks)
Modernize IAM & Governance:
Implement Privileged Access Manager (PAM) for Just-in-Time (JIT) admin access
Conduct full Service Account audit and enforce Least Privilege
Build GCP-native CI/CD pipelines for Cloud Run using:
Artifact Registry
Cloud Build
Consolidate all credentials into GCP Secret Manager to centralize data and AI-related secrets (e.g., Gemini, Maps APIs)
Ensure full automation and independence of GCP-resident applications
Performance Standards
All configurations must prioritize:
Security
Cost optimization
Operational excellence
Internal support tickets must be acknowledged and triaged within 24–48 business hours
Clear documentation and knowledge transfer are required