Google Workspace admin
Posted 1 day ago by Adbakx LLC
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote
Summary: The Google Workspace admin role involves serving as a Subject Matter Expert and technical engineer for enterprise collaboration tools, primarily Google Workspace and associated platforms. The position requires leading administration, configuration, and maintenance of collaboration systems to support a global workforce, while implementing security controls and governance policies. The role is remote and is structured as a 12+ month contract.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and technical engineer for the enterprise collaboration suite, including Google Workspace (Admin Console, Gmail, Drive, Vault, Gemini), Smartsheet, and Lucidchart.
- Lead the day-to-day administration, configuration, maintenance, and architecture of all core collaboration platforms to support a global workforce.
- Design and execute global rollouts, configuration baselines, and change management processes for new and existing features and tools.
- Implement, maintain, and enforce security controls and governance policies (DLP, data residency, conditional access, SSO/SAML, OAuth) in close collaboration with Information Security, Compliance, and Identity teams.
Key Skills:
- Deep expertise in Google Workspace administration (Admin Console, Gmail, Drive, Vault, Gemini, SSO/SAML)
- Strong experience with collaboration platforms (Smartsheet, Lucidchart)
- Hands on scripting & automation skills (Google Apps Script, Python, PowerShell, GAM)
- Security and governance implementation (DLP, data residency, conditional access, OAuth, compliance controls)
- Experience with large scale, global rollouts or enterprise migrations (e.g., M365 Google Drive)
- Knowledge of IT asset management and license optimization
- Integration experience with enterprise systems (Workflow automation across departments)
Salary (Rate): £45
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
JOB DETAILS:
Position: Google Workspace admin
Location: Remote Work
Type of Employment: 12+ Months Contract
Role Description:
- Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and technical engineer for the enterprise collaboration suite, including Google Workspace (Admin Console, Gmail, Drive, Vault, Gemini), Smartsheet, and Lucidchart.
- Lead the day-to-day administration, configuration, maintenance, and architecture of all core collaboration platforms to support a global workforce.
- Design and execute global rollouts, configuration baselines, and change management processes for new and existing features and tools.
- Implement, maintain, and enforce security controls and governance policies (DLP, data residency, conditional access, SSO/SAML, OAuth) in close collaboration with Information Security, Compliance, and Identity teams.
Must-Have:
- Deep expertise in Google Workspace administration (Admin Console, Gmail, Drive, Vault, Gemini, SSO/SAML)
- Strong experience with collaboration platforms (Smartsheet, Lucidchart)
- Hands on scripting & automation skills (Google Apps Script, Python, PowerShell, GAM)
- Security and governance implementation (DLP, data residency, conditional access, OAuth, compliance controls)
- Experience with large scale, global rollouts or enterprise migrations (e.g., M365 Google Drive)
- Knowledge of IT asset management and license optimization
- Integration experience with enterprise systems (Workflow automation across departments)
Good-to-Have:
- Leadership experience in managing or guiding technical teams (Ability to mentor engineers, provide technical direction, and act as the escalation point.)
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills (Comfortable working with leadership, InfoSec, Compliance, IAM, and cross functional teams.)
- Experience driving enterprise level collaboration strategy (Creating roadmaps, evaluating new tools, recommending adoption paths.)
- Project leadership experience in platform upgrades or migrations (Coordinating timelines, dependencies, change management, and global rollouts.)