GCP Data Engineer

• Job Title: Senior GCP Data Engineer
• Location: 17000 Rotunda Drive, Dearborn, MI 48120
• Duration: 12+ months Contract
• Model: Hybrid (4 days on-site)

Ideal Candidate:

• A senior, hands-on data engineer with strong Python and SQL skills who has built production data pipelines using GCP-native services.
• The strongest candidates will have direct experience with BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Terraform, and cloud cost optimization. General data-engineering experience without meaningful GCP depth may not be enough for this role.

Job Description:

• We are seeking a Senior GCP Data Engineer to build and support its Enterprise Data Platform.
• This is a hands-on role focused on designing scalable data pipelines, processing large datasets, improving performance and cloud costs, and ensuring strong data security and governance within Google Cloud Platform.
• Required Skills
• Google Cloud Platform
• Python
• SQL
• BigQuery
• Dataflow
• Dataproc
• Pub/Sub
• Cloud architecture
• Data pipelines
• Java

• Required Experience
• 7+ years of data-engineering experience
• At least 2 years building cloud-based data platforms
• Strong Python, SQL, and Java skills
• Hands-on experience with BigQuery, Dataflow, and Dataproc
• Experience building scalable batch or streaming data pipelines
• Relational, NoSQL, and columnar database experience
• PostgreSQL or MySQL
• Microservices and service-oriented architecture
• Data governance, encryption, and masking
• CI/CD and automated cloud deployments
• Troubleshooting and optimizing production data platforms
• Bachelor's Degree

• Preferred Experience
• Terraform
• Tekton
• Cloud Run
• Infrastructure as Code
• GCP cost and compute optimization
• Data security and governance
• Enterprise data platforms
• Microservices
• NoSQL databases
• Monitoring and production support