Senior Looker Platform Engineer: LookML & Cloud Analytics

GCS Recruitment; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment is seeking an experienced Looker Administrator to join our analytics platform team in Harrisburg, PA. The role covers Looker administration, LookML development, and platform support across cloud migrations and modernization initiatives.

You will oversee L3/L4 production support, upgrades, CI/CD workflows with GitHub, API integrations, and IAM/Azure AD governance to ensure reliable, scalable analytics across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience administering BI or Analytics platforms.
• Hands-on 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 ability to troubleshoot complex query performance.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Looker Administration

LookML Development

SQL Performance Tuning

REST APIs

Azure AD

Identity & Access Management

Data Governance

Production Support (L3/L4)

Cloud Analytics Platforms

Documentation & Knowledge Transfer

GitHub & Version Control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

GitHub Version Control

Snowflake

Teradata

Job description

GCS Recruitment is seeking an experienced Looker Administrator to join our analytics platform team in Harrisburg, PA. The role covers Looker administration, LookML development, and platform support across cloud migrations and modernization initiatives.

You will oversee L3/L4 production support, upgrades, CI/CD workflows with GitHub, API integrations, and IAM/Azure AD governance to ensure reliable, scalable analytics across the enterprise.