Google Workspace Administrator - Contract

Contract: 6 months
Rate: Inside IR35
Location: Hybrid - 1-2 days per week
Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Google Workspace Administrator to join a large-scale digital operations team supporting a complex enterprise environment with over 13,000 user accounts.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Google Workspace specialist who is passionate about cloud collaboration technologies, service improvement, and user experience. You will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Google Workspace, supporting business-critical services, leading technical initiatives, and working closely with stakeholders to maximise the value of the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support the Google Workspace platform across a large enterprise environment.
• Act as the primary escalation point for Google Workspace-related incidents, service requests, and changes.
• Build strong relationships with users and stakeholders, gathering feedback and driving continuous service improvement.
• Manage and triage tickets within the Google administration team.
• Work closely with Google and third-party partners to ensure optimal platform performance and support.
• Support business change initiatives, providing guidance on the impact of technology changes.
• Coordinate and deliver multiple projects involving Google Workspace services.
• Lead and support data and email migration activities into and out of Google Workspace.
• Work with records and document management teams to maintain document repositories and governance processes.
• Promote best practices and drive adoption of Google Workspace tools across the organisation.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Active SC Clearance.
• Proven experience administering Google Workspace in a large-scale enterprise environment.
• Strong experience with Google Apps Manager (GAM).
• Experience managing large Google Workspace domains and associated third-party tools.
• Experience delivering data migration and email migration projects.
• Experience supporting SaaS-based messaging and collaboration platforms such as Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.
• Strong troubleshooting, stakeholder management, and service management skills.
• Experience working within IT operations or cloud support teams.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Active Directory (AD).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365 Administration.
• Understanding of change management principles relating to collaboration and messaging platform transformations.
• Experience using project and workflow management tools such as Jira and Asana.
• Experience working with document management systems.
• Knowledge of information governance and records management processes.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will be a proactive and customer-focused Google Workspace specialist with excellent communication skills and the ability to manage technical issues, stakeholder relationships, and project delivery simultaneously. You will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and have a proven track record supporting enterprise-scale cloud collaboration platforms.

Apply

If you have active SC Clearance and strong Google Workspace administration experience, including GAM and large-scale migration projects, we'd like to hear from you. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on a high-profile digital transformation programme within a large and complex environment.