AMS PSR

On behalf of the Cabinet Office we are looking for a Google Workspace Administrator (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract. Hybrid working with 1-2 days per week in either London, Bristol or Manchester. 

The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and ensures the effective running of government. The Cabinet Office is also the corporate headquarters for the government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and takes the lead in certain critical policy areas. More information about the Cabinet Office can be found on its website at: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office

Reporting into the Cloud Operations Manager you will be a subject matter expert in Google Workspace in the Google Administration team that manages the Google Workspace range of applications for the Cabinet Office (CO) totalling 13,000 accounts.

You will act as a primary escalation point for the service desk, as a Google liaison, and help the department to gain maximum benefit from the technology.

As a Google Workspace Administrator your main responsibilities will be to:

• Maintain regular contact with users to understand their needs and challenges and ensure continuous improvement of products and services.
• Maintain and build the relationship with Google and our Google Partner.
• Develop an effective partnership and act as an ambassador for Google Workspace, challenging the departments and users where appropriate.
• Support business change activities, focusing on technology impacts.
• Manage and triage incoming tickets for the Google team.
• Provide Project Management for the various in-flight projects that involve the Google team.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert for escalation of Google related problems and changes from the service desk and business partners.
• Work with the Digital Records Management team in managing the AODocs document library.
• Work with the Project Delivery team in the migration of data and email into and out of Google Workspace.

Essential:

• An active SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. (Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.) 
• Google Workspace Administration experience.
• Experience in data migrations and migration tools.
• Experience in using Google Apps Manager commands (GAM).
• Experience managing SaaS based messaging platforms such as Google and Office 365.
• Experience in managing a large Google Workspace domain including third party tools.

Desirable:

• Any experience with AD, MS Exchange and SharePoint is highly beneficial.
• Experience in managing and administering MS Sharepoint and Office 365.
• A good understanding of Change Management Principles in relation to changing of messaging platform.
• Experience with Asana and Jira.
• Experience in document management systems.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, The Cabinet Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Cabinet Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".