GCP - Senior Data Engineer
Location: Fully remote – UK
Contract length: Initial 6 months
Working frequency: Part-time
Rate: £450-£500 per day
IR35: Outside IR35
Tech: GCP / Datastream / SQL / Python
SR2 is supporting a client delivering a large-scale enterprise data platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join the team on an initial 6-month contract.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building and maintaining cloud-native data pipelines and enabling the ingestion of data from multiple sources including on-premise systems and SaaS platforms.
The environment involves complex enterprise integrations, with a particular focus on bringing distributed data sources into a centralised cloud data platform.
Role:
* Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines on GCP
* Ingest and integrate data from on-premise systems into cloud environments
* Support integration of SaaS data sources into the organisation’s internal data platform
* Work with enterprise data ingestion technologies such as Datastream or equivalent replication tools
* Build and optimise data ingestion and transformation workflows
* Contribute to cloud architecture discussions and data platform design
* Ensure pipelines are reliable, secure and performant in production environments
Requirements:
* Strong Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience
* Proven ability to design and build scalable data pipelines
* Experience integrating data from on-premise environments into cloud platforms
* Experience with Google Datastream or similar replication technologies
* Experience ingesting data from external SaaS systems
* Strong SQL and Python skills
* Understanding of cloud networking considerations for data ingestion
* Experience working in enterprise-scale data environments
* Experience with Airflow or other orchestration frameworks
* Exposure to distributed data processing frameworks such as Spark
* Google Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Engineer certification (desirable)
Please apply with a copy of your CV and Emma from SR2 will contact potential candidates regarding next steps.