Lead GCP Data Engineer Dallas, TX

QTech • Dallas, TX

20h • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Lead GCP Data Engineer for a long-term contract position in Dallas, TX. This role requires onsite presence and is open to W2 candidates only (No C2C). The ideal candidate will have experience leading a team to meet project requirements and deliverables, with a strong background in data warehousing, ETL, and GCP services.

Requirements

• 9+ years of experience in Data Warehousing.
• 9+ years of hands-on ETL experience (e.g., Informatica/DataStage).
• 3+ years of hands-on BigQuery experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on GCP experience.
• 9+ years of Teradata hands-on experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform services like BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Storage.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience building modern data pipelines with GCP platform.
• 3+ years of experience with Query optimization, data structures, transformation, metadata, dependency, and workload management.
• 3+ years of experience with SQL, NoSQL.
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering with a focus on microservices-based data solutions.
• 3+ years of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD for data pipeline experience.
• 3+ years of experience with Python (or a comparable scripting language).
• 3+ years of experience with Big data and cloud architecture.
• 3+ years of experience with deployment/scaling of apps on containerized environment (Kubernetes).
• Excellent oral and written communications skills; ability to interact effectively with all levels within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to meet project requirements and deliverables.
• Design, build, and maintain modern data pipelines using the GCP platform.
• Optimize queries, manage data structures, transformations, metadata, dependencies, and workloads.
• Develop data engineering solutions with a focus on microservices-based data solutions.
• Implement containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD for data pipelines.
• Deploy and scale applications on containerized environments (Kubernetes).
• Communicate effectively with all levels within the organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed