Software Engineer – Data Engineering (GCP)
Job Summary
You will be part of a data engineering team responsible for designing developing and maintaining data pipelines and analytics platforms. The role involves working with GCP services modernising legacy ETL systems and ensuring high-performance reliable data solutions.
Responsibilities
- Gather business requirements and translate them into data engineering solutions
- Design develop and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines and workflows
- Support migration of legacy ETL systems (e.g. DataStage/JCL) to GCP-native services
- Build and optimise pipelines using BigQuery Dataflow Pub/Sub and Airflow
- Integrate data from multiple sources (Oracle Teradata DB2 flat files etc.)
- Perform performance tuning and debugging of ETL jobs
- Monitor and maintain pipelines using Cloud Logging and Monitoring
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand dependencies and requirements
- Support production issues and ensure data reliability and quality
- Contribute to estimation testing and deployment activities
Qualifications
Technical Skills
Must-Have:
- 3 years of experience in Data Engineering / ETL development
- Hands-on experience with GCP or any cloud platform (GCP preferred)
- Good understanding of:
- BigQuery
- Dataflow / ETL tools
- Airflow / scheduling tools
- Strong SQL and programming skills (Python / Java)
- Experience in data pipeline development and data warehousing
- Experience integrating multiple data sources
Good-to-Have:
- Experience with IBM DataStage or legacy ETL tools
- Knowledge of Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
- Familiarity with CI/CD (GitHub)
- Exposure to Power BI or reporting tools
- GCP certification (e.g. Professional Data Engineer)
- Agile/Scrum experience
Behavioural Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good communication and teamwork abilities
- Ability to work independently and take ownership
- Attention to detail and quality
Educational Qualifications
- BE/BTech in Computer Science IT or related discipline
- Experience in data engineering ETL development or data platforms
Required Experience:
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