GCP Data Engineer

Our client, a financial services company, is looking for someone to join their team as a GCP Data Engineer in Charlotte, North Carolina. This is a yearlong W2 contract with benefits offered The team is looking for someone with a strong background in Data Engineering, Python, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role will focus on building scalable data pipelines, reusable frameworks, and AI-enabled solutions that support enterprise applications. What You Will Be Doing • Design and build data engineering pipelines and frameworks on GCP. • Develop solutions using BigQuery, Cloud Composer, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, and Workflows. • Optimize BigQuery performance and cost management. • Design and implement Generative AI applications using LLMs and prompt engineering. • Build RAG solutions, vector database integrations, and agentic AI applications. • Integrate AI capabilities into enterprise workflows and applications. • Support CI/CD processes and AI-assisted development practices. Required Skills & Experience • 5+ years of software engineering experience. • 3+ years of hands-on GCP experience in a data engineering environment. • Strong Python development skills. • Experience with BigQuery, Cloud Composer, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, and Workflows. • Hands-on experience with LLMs, transformers, prompt engineering, and the Hugging Face ecosystem. • Experience with vector databases, RAG architectures, and multi-agent systems. • Familiarity with Vertex AI, Azure OpenAI, or AWS SageMaker. • Experience with CI/CD tools and MLOps practices.