Job Description

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

Application Requirements

If you are interested, please submit:

• Hourly rate

• Availability start date

• Updated CV highlighting relevant GCP experience