_{08th April, 2025}

Specialty Development Consultant/Expert #1021944
Job Description:

• We’re seeking an experienced GCP Data Engineer who can build cloud analytics platform to meet ever expanding business requirements with speed and quality using lean Agile practices.
• You will work on analyzing and manipulating large datasets supporting the enterprise by activating data assets to support Enabling Platforms and Analytics in the Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• You will be responsible for designing the transformation and modernization on GCP, as well as landing data from source applications to GCP.
• Experience with large scale solution and operationalization of data warehouses, data lakes and analytics platforms on Google Cloud Platform or other cloud environment is a must.
• We are looking for candidates who have a broad set of technology skills across these areas and who can demonstrate an ability to design right solutions with appropriate combination of GCP and 3rd party technologies for deploying on Google Cloud Platform.

 
You will:

• Work in collaborative environment including pairing and mobbing with other cross-functional engineers
• Work on a small agile team to deliver working, tested software
• Work effectively with fellow data engineers, product owners, data champions and other technical experts
• Demonstrate technical knowledge/leadership skills and advocate for technical excellence
• Develop exceptional Analytics data products using streaming, batch ingestion patterns in the Google Cloud Platform with solid Data Warehouse principles
• Be the Subject Matter Expert in Data Engineering and GCP tool technologies

 
Skills Required:

• Experience in working in an implementation team from concept to operations, providing deep technical subject matter expertise for successful deployment.
• Implement methods for automation of all parts of the pipeline to minimize labor in development and production
• Experience in analyzing complex data, organizing raw data and integrating massive datasets from multiple data sources to build subject areas and reusable data products
• Experience in working with architects to evaluate and productionalize appropriate GCP tools for data ingestion, integration, presentation, and reporting
• Experience in working with all stakeholders to formulate business problems as technical data requirement, identify and implement technical solutions while ensuring key business drivers are captured in collaboration with product management

 
Skills Preferred:

• Strong drive for results and ability to multi-task and work independently
• Self-starter with proven innovation skills
• Ability to communicate and work with cross-functional teams and all levels of management
• Demonstrated commitment to quality and project timing
• Demonstrated ability to document complex systems
• Experience in creating and executing detailed test plans

 
Experience Required:

• In-depth understanding of Google’s product technology (or other cloud platform) and underlying architectures
• 5+ years of analytics application development experience required
• 5+ years of SQL development experience
• 3+ years of Cloud experience (GCP preferred) with solution designed and implemented at production scale
• Experience working in GCP based Big Data deployments (Batch/Real-Time) leveraging Terraform, Big Query, Google Cloud Storage, PubSub, Dataflow, Dataproc, Airflow, etc.
• 2 + years professional development experience in Java or Python, and Apache Beam
• Extracting, Loading, Transforming, cleaning, and validating data
• Designing pipelines and architectures for data processing
• 1+ year of designing and building CI/CD pipelines

 
Experience Preferred:

• Experience building Machine Learning solutions using TensorFlow, BigQueryML, AutoML, Vertex AI
• Experience in building solution architecture, provision infrastructure, secure and reliable data-centric services and application in GCP
• Experience with DataPlex or Informatica EDC is preferred
• Experience with development eco-system such as Git, Jenkins and CICD - Exceptional problem solving and communication skills
• Experience in working with DBT/Dataform
• Experience in working with Agile and Lean methodologies
• Team player and attention to detail
• Performance tuning experience

 
Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related scientific field

 
Education Preferred:

• GCP Professional Data Engineer Certified
• Master’s degree in computer science or related field
• 2+ years mentoring engineers
• In-depth software engineering knowledge
• Additional Safety Training/Licensing/Personal Protection Requirements:

 
Additional Info:
 
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
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