Google Cloud Data Engineer (12-month contract)
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Summary
A 12-month contract role in Cape Town for a hands-on Google Cloud Data Engineer who designs, builds, and maintains scalable data pipelines on GCP. Core work involves ETL/ELT development, data integration, and working with large datasets using BigQuery, SQL, Python, and services like Dataflow, Dataproc, and Airflow.
We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer with strong Google Cloud experience to join a dynamic technology team on a 12-month contract in Cape Town.
This is a hands-on data engineering role, working with cloud-based data platforms, pipelines and large datasets.
What You'll Be Doing
- Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and data solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Develop and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines and data processing workflows
- Work with large and complex datasets to support business and analytical requirements
- Develop data integration and transformation solutions
- Ensure data quality, reliability, security and performance
- Collaborate with Data Engineers, Developers, Analysts and other stakeholders
- Troubleshoot and resolve data pipeline and platform issues
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience as a Data Engineer in an enterprise environment
- Hands-on experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Strong SQL and data engineering skills
- Hands-on experience with BigQuery
- Strong Python experience
- Experience building and supporting data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes
- Experience with data modelling and data integration
- Experience with one or more GCP data engineering services, such as Dataflow, Dataproc, Cloud Composer/Airflow, Pub/Sub or similar
- Good understanding of cloud-based data architecture and best practices
- Experience working in Agile environments
Advantageous:
Terraform, CI/CD, Git, Kafka, dbt or experience with other cloud data platforms such as Azure or AWS.