Role: Senior Looker Platform Engineer
Location: Delaware, Ohio
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Looker Administrator to support platform engineering, cloud migration initiatives, data platform modernization, and operational excellence within a large-scale analytics environment. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Looker administration, LookML development, BI platform support, cloud technologies, identity management, and performance optimization.
Key Responsibilities
Platform Engineering & Operations
- Provide L3/L4 production support for Looker environments across development and production platforms.
- Lead platform upgrades, releases, patch management, and validation activities.
- Support GitHub and LookML development workflows, including Dev/Prod deployments and coordination.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex performance, scalability, and data modeling issues.
- Monitor platform health, reliability, and operational performance.
Access Management, Governance & Identity
- Implement and maintain automated user provisioning and entitlement management processes.
- Investigate and resolve access-related issues, including Azure AD synchronization and entitlement discrepancies.
- Establish governance standards, security controls, and platform usage guidelines.
- Create and maintain governance documentation and operational procedures.
API Integration & Advanced Analytics Use Cases
- Support and administer Looker APIs, including Inline Query APIs, Query ID APIs, and Administrative APIs.
- Validate platform performance, concurrency, and usage patterns.
- Enable API-driven analytics initiatives and AI-powered reporting solutions.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to support dynamic SQL generation and advanced automation requirements.
Cloud Migration & Modernization
- Support migration activities from customer-hosted environments to Google-hosted Looker Core.
- Define, execute, and validate testing strategies for migration initiatives.
- Participate in proof-of-concept (POC) activities while minimizing platform risk.
- Ensure platform stability, security, and performance during migration efforts.
Data Platform Modernization
- Support query validation and reporting consistency across modern cloud data platforms.
- Collaborate with data engineering teams to standardize semantic models, query behavior, and performance expectations.
- Validate data accuracy and reporting outcomes during platform transformation projects.
- Optimize reporting performance and data accessibility across enterprise analytics environments.
Documentation & Knowledge Transfer
- Develop comprehensive documentation, runbooks, operational procedures, and best practices.
- Conduct knowledge transfer sessions and mentor internal engineering teams.
- Support long-term platform ownership transition through training and process standardization.
- Maintain technical documentation for administration, troubleshooting, and operational support.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience administering Business Intelligence or Analytics platforms.
- Hands-on experience with Looker administration and LookML development.
- Strong knowledge of GitHub version control and CI/CD deployment practices.
- Experience with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) integration and identity management.
- Proficiency in REST APIs and platform automation.
- Experience supporting cloud-based analytics environments.
- Strong SQL skills and experience troubleshooting complex query performance issues.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Experience with Snowflake and Teradata environments.
- Knowledge of enterprise data governance and security frameworks.
- Experience supporting cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
- Exposure to AI-enabled analytics, automation, and API-driven reporting solutions.
Required Skills
- Looker Administration
- LookML Development
- GitHub & Version Control
- SQL Performance Tuning
- REST APIs
- Azure AD
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Cloud Analytics Platforms
- Data Governance
- Snowflake
- Teradata
- Documentation & Knowledge Transfer
- Production Support (L3/L4)
- Platform Upgrades & Release Management
GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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