Senior Looker Platform Engineer – Cloud BI & IAM

GCS Recruitment Specialists; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment Specialists seeks a Senior Looker Platform Engineer to support data platforms, cloud migration, and modernization initiatives. You will manage Looker administration, LookML development, and API integrations within a large analytics environment.

Ideal candidates will have strong expertise in BI platforms, cloud technologies, identity management, and performance optimization, with experience in platform upgrades and governance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years administering BI or analytics platforms.
• Hands-on Looker administration and LookML development experience.
• Strong SQL and performance-tuning skills.
• Experience with GitHub version control and CI/CD deployments.
• Experience with Azure Active Directory integration and identity management.

Responsibilities

• Provide L3/L4 production support for Looker environments.
• Lead platform upgrades, releases, patch management, and validation.
• Support LookML development workflows, including Dev/Prod deployments.
• Troubleshoot performance, scalability, and data-modeling issues.
• Define governance standards and operational procedures.

Skills

Looker Administration

LookML Development

SQL Performance Tuning

Azure AD

Identity & Access Management

REST APIs

Production Support

Platform Upgrades

Education

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

Tools

GitHub

CI/CD

Azure AD integration

Job description

GCS Recruitment Specialists seeks a Senior Looker Platform Engineer to support data platforms, cloud migration, and modernization initiatives. You will manage Looker administration, LookML development, and API integrations within a large analytics environment.

Ideal candidates will have strong expertise in BI platforms, cloud technologies, identity management, and performance optimization, with experience in platform upgrades and governance.