Forbes Advisor – Senior GCP Administrator

Company: Nexthire
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Location: Chennai
Job Description:

Job Title: Senior GCP Administrator

Company- Forbes Advisor ( https://www.forbes.com/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

Posted: February 11th, 2026