Looker Admin

This role is for one of Weekday's clients
Min Experience: 8 years
Location: Remote (India)
JobType: full-time

Requirements

We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Looker Admin to join our data team. As a Senior Looker Admin, you will play a critical role in owning and managing our Looker environment, enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization. This is a hands-on, technical role that requires deep expertise in Looker , strong proficiency in LookML , and a solid understanding of BI best practices and data modeling.

You will be responsible for the administration, optimization, governance, and expansion of our Looker instance, working closely with stakeholders across analytics, engineering, and product teams. If you are passionate about building scalable analytics infrastructure, love clean, well-structured data models, and enjoy enabling teams with trusted data, this role is for you.

• Own and manage the Looker platform , ensuring its availability, performance, and reliability across the organization
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable LookML data models, explores, views, and dashboards to meet business needs
• Collaborate with data engineering and analytics teams to create a robust and optimized semantic layer
• Implement and enforce governance , access controls , and user permissions in alignment with data security policies
• Work with business stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and translate them into effective Looker solutions
• Drive best practices in LookML development, version control, and deployment processes
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement improvements to ensure a seamless user experience
• Create documentation, training materials, and conduct onboarding sessions to enable self-service analytics across teams
• Stay up to date with Looker feature releases and industry trends to continuously improve platform capabilities
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior BI developers and analysts

• 8+ years of experience in Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, or Data Engineering roles
• 3+ years of hands-on experience specifically as a Looker Admin with strong LookML development skills
• Deep understanding of Looker architecture , including model/view layers, explores, dashboards, and performance optimization
• Proven experience managing Looker user access , folders, content governance, and version control using Git
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, PostgreSQL)
• Familiarity with ELT/ETL pipelines and data warehouse modeling best practices (star/snowflake schemas)
• Ability to work cross-functionally with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience implementing data quality checks , monitoring, and alerting for BI systems
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and strong written and verbal communication skills
• Bonus: Experience with Looker APIs, SDKs, or embedding Looker in applications