GCP Data Engineer (BigQuery / Dataflow)Salary: Up to £85,000 + Bonus + BenefitsLocation: London - Hybrid (3 days per week onsite)Working Hours: 40 hours per week - Full timeJob Type: Permanent
A globally established organisation is seeking an experienced GCP Data Engineer to help build modern, scalable cloud data platforms within a complex enterprise environment.
This GCP Data Engineer role will focus on designing data architectures on Google Cloud Platform, building high-performance pipelines, and enabling reliable, secure and governed data solutions that support business growth and decision-making.
Responsibilities for the GCP Data Engineer:
* Design and build scalable data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows and cloud data architectures on GCP
* Develop solutions using services such as BigQuery, Dataflow, Spanner and Cloud Storage
* Build and maintain code using Python, Java or Scala for data transformation and processing
* Optimise data pipelines, queries and workloads for performance and scalability
* Implement data quality, validation and governance controls
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end data solutions
* Ensure alignment with security, privacy and compliance standards
* Troubleshoot issues across pipelines and processing workflows
* Maintain documentation across data flows, platforms and architectures
Essential Skills for the GCP Data Engineer:
* Strong experience as a Data Engineer within GCP environments
* Hands-on experience with BigQuery, Dataflow and Spanner
* Strong programming capability in Python, Java or Scala
* Experience with Apache Beam / Dataflow and distributed processing frameworks
* Experience designing and managing ETL / ELT pipelines
* Solid understanding of data modelling and database design
* Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow
* Strong understanding of data governance, security and scalability
Desirable Skills for the GCP Data Engineer:
* Experience with Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer or Cloud Data Fusion
* Exposure to CI/CD, DevOps and Infrastructure as Code
* Experience with real-time streaming architectures
* Knowledge of modern data governance frameworks
If you are an experienced GCP Data Engineer looking to build enterprise-scale data platforms using modern Google Cloud technologies, this role offers strong exposure to complex delivery and cloud transformation.
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