Cloud Administrator / DevOps – Google Cloud Platform (Contract – 3 Months, Full-Time)

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
• Ensure effective cross-cloud integration with AWS where required

Technical Requirements

• Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Mandatory: Strong hands-on experience with BigQuery
• Experience with AWS–Google Cross-Cloud Interconnect
• Strong knowledge of:
  • BigQuery
  • Vertex AI
  • VPC Service Controls
  • IAM governance & PAM
  • Cloud Run
  • 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 in cross-cloud environments

Certifications (Preferred)

• Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer
• Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer

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
• Support and enable cross-cloud connectivity use cases via AWS–GCP Interconnect

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

Engagement Details

• Full-time contract
• Duration: 3 months

Application Requirements

If interested, please submit:

• Hourly rate
• Availability start date
• Updated CV highlighting relevant GCP experience