We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and BigQuery to lead cloud modernization initiatives develop scalable data pipelines and enable real-time data processing for enterprise-level systems. This is a high-impact role focused on driving the transformation of legacy infrastructure into a robust cloud-native data ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
1. Data Migration & Cloud Modernization
Analyze legacy on-premises and hybrid cloud data warehouse environments (e.g. SQL Server).
Lead the migration of large-scale datasets to Google BigQuery.
Design and implement data migration strategies ensuring data qualityintegrity and performance.
2. Data Integration & Streaming
Integrate data from various structured and unstructured sources including APIsrelational databases and IoT devices.
Build real-time streaming pipelines for large-scale ingestion and processing of IoT and telemetry data.
3. ETL / Data Pipeline Development
Modernize and refactor legacy SSIS packages into cloud-native ETL pipelines.
Develop scalable reliable workflows using Apache AirflowPythonSpark and GCP-native tools.
Ensure high-performance data transformation and loading into BigQuery for analytical use cases.
4. Programming & Query Optimization
Write and optimize complex SQL queries stored procedures and scheduled jobs within BigQuery.
Develop modularreusable transformation scripts using PythonJavaSpark and SQL.
Continuously monitor and optimize query performance and cost efficiency in the cloud data environment.
Required Skills & Experience
5 years in Data Engineering with a strong focus on cloud and big data technologies.
Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience with GCP specifically BigQuery.
Proven experience migrating on-premise data systems to the cloud.
Strong development experience with Apache AirflowPython and Apache Spark.
Expertise in streaming data ingestion particularly in IoT or sensor data environments.
Strong SQL development skills; experience with BigQuery performance tuning.
Solid understanding of cloud architecturedata modeling and data warehouse design.
Familiarity with Git and CI/CD practices for managing data pipelines.
Preferred Qualifications
GCP Professional Data Engineer certification.
Experience with modern data stack tools like dbtKafka or Terraform.
Exposure to ML pipelinesanalytics engineering or DataOps/DevOps methodologies.
Why Join Us
Work with cutting-edge technologies in a fast-paced collaborative environment.
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