Data Engineer - GCP

Location: Denver, CO (Remote) Job Summary The client is seeking a highly skilled Data Engineer with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and modern data architecture. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing scalable data pipelines, implementing Medallion Architecture, and building robust enterprise-grade data solutions. This role requires strong technical proficiency in BigQuery, PySpark, Dataflow, and Airflow, along with a solid understanding of cloud data governance, performance optimization, and CI/CD practices. Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain scalable batch and real-time data pipelines on GCP • Implement and manage Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers) for data processing • Build high-performance data transformations using Python and PySpark • Develop and optimize complex SQL queries for analytical workloads • Work extensively with BigQuery for large-scale data processing and performance tuning • Develop and deploy pipelines using Cloud Dataflow • Orchestrate workflows using Cloud Composer (Apache Airflow) • Manage data storage and lifecycle using Google Cloud Storage (GCS) • Implement version control and CI/CD pipelines using Git-based tools • Ensure data security, governance, and access control using GCP IAM • Optimize data solutions for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency Required Skills & Experience • Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) • Expertise in BigQuery (partitioning, clustering, query optimization) • Proven experience implementing Medallion Data Architecture • Strong programming skills in Python and PySpark • Advanced proficiency in SQL (complex joins, window functions, performance tuning) • Hands-on experience with Cloud Dataflow • Experience with Cloud Composer (Airflow) for orchestration • Experience working with Google Cloud Storage (GCS) • Knowledge of version control systems (Git) and CI/CD practices • Strong understanding of GCP IAM and cloud security best practices Preferred Qualifications • Experience working with large-scale enterprise data platforms • Knowledge of data warehousing and data lake concepts • Familiarity with real-time streaming frameworks • Experience in data governance and data quality frameworks • Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies Data Engineer - GCP Location: Denver, CO (Remote) Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain scalable batch and real-time data pipelines on GCP • Implement and manage Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers) for data processing • Build high-performance data transformations using Python and PySpark • Develop and optimize complex SQL queries for analytical workloads • Work extensively with BigQuery for large-scale data processing and performance tuning • Develop and deploy pipelines using Cloud Dataflow • Orchestrate workflows using Cloud Composer (Apache Airflow) • Manage data storage and lifecycle using Google Cloud Storage (GCS) • Implement version control and CI/CD pipelines using Git-based tools • Ensure data security, governance, and access control using GCP IAM • Optimize data solutions for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency • Required Skills & Experience • Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) • Expertise in BigQuery (partitioning, clustering, query optimization) • Proven experience implementing Medallion Data Architecture • Strong programming skills in Python and PySpark • Advanced proficiency in SQL (complex joins, window functions, performance tuning) • Hands-on experience with Cloud Dataflow • Experience with Cloud Composer (Airflow) for orchestration • Experience working with Google Cloud Storage (GCS) • Knowledge of version control systems (Git) and CI/CD practices • Strong understanding of GCP IAM and cloud security best practices • Preferred Qualifications • Experience working with large-scale enterprise data platforms • Knowledge of data warehousing and data lake concepts • Familiarity with real-time streaming frameworks • Experience in data governance and data quality frameworks • Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies