Looker Administrator

GCS Recruitment; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment seeks an experienced Looker Administrator to support a large-scale analytics environment. The role emphasizes Looker administration, LookML development, API usage, and platform modernization across cloud migrations.

You will collaborate with engineering teams on automated provisioning, governance, and performance optimization while delivering L3/L4 production support and upgrades in a complex BI landscape.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience administering BI/Analytics platforms.
• Hands-on Looker administration and LookML development experience.
• Strong GitHub version control and CI/CD deployment knowledge.
• Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) integration experience.
• REST APIs and platform automation proficiency.
• Experience with cloud-based analytics environments.
• Strong SQL and performance troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and documentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide L3/L4 production support for Looker environments across dev and prod.
• Lead platform upgrades, releases, patching, and validation activities.
• Support GitHub and LookML development workflows, including deployments.
• Troubleshoot performance, scalability, and data modeling issues.
• Monitor platform health, reliability, and operational performance.
• Implement automated provisioning and entitlement management processes.
• Governance, security controls, and usage guidelines documentation.
• Administer Looker APIs and enable API-driven analytics initiatives.
• Support cloud migration and data platform modernization efforts.

Skills

Looker Admin

LookML Development

SQL Performance Tuning

REST APIs

IAM / Azure AD

Cloud Analytics Platforms

Data Governance

Documentation

Production Support (L3/L4)

Platform Upgrades & Release Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Engineering

Tools

GitHub

Snowflake

Teradata

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Job description

Role: Looker Administrator

Location: Philadelphia

Position 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.