Data Engineer (Teradata and GCP)

USC and GC need LinkediIn URL 3 month initial contract preffered Hybrid onsite in Phoenix, AZ or Remote working in MST Only candidates coming from a Teradata to GCP Migration project currently will be considered. Key skills: Teradata, GCP, SQL, Google certification strongly preferred Required Skills • 7+ years of experience in Data Engineering, with at least 2 years in GCP. • Strong hands-on experience in Teradata data warehousing, BTEQ, and complex SQL. • Solid knowledge of GCP services: BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Composer, and Dataproc. • Proven ability to refactor and translate legacy logic from Teradata to GCP. Preferred Qualifications • GCP certification (Preferred: Professional Data Engineer). • Exposure to Apache Kafka, Cloud Functions, or AI/ML pipelines on GCP Key Responsibilities • Execute migration of data and ETL workflows from Teradata to GCP-based services such as BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Dataproc, and Composer (Airflow). • Analyze and map existing Teradata workloads to appropriate GCP equivalents. • Rewrite SQL logic, scripts, and procedures in GCP-compliant formats (e.g., standard SQL for BigQuery).