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Lead Data Engineer with Terraform

This position is no longer accepting applications(closed Aug 9, 2026).

Summary

Lead a team to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform using Terraform, BigQuery, Dataflow, and Airflow, while mentoring engineers and driving DevOps best practices.

We are seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer with strong Terraform expertise to design, build and maintain scalable data solutions on Google Cloud Platform. In this role, you will lead the development of robust data pipelines while driving best practices across infrastructure automation and DevOps processes.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build scalable data pipelines using GCP services
  • Lead the development of data solutions leveraging BigQuery, Dataflow and Dataform/dbt
  • Orchestrate workflows with Cloud Composer/Airflow
  • Manage real-time data streaming through Pub/Sub and Cloud Storage
  • Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform
  • Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
  • Ensure data quality, reliability and performance across all systems
  • Mentor team members and promote engineering best practices

Requirements

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with SQL and Python
  • Expertise in GCP services including BigQuery, Dataflow and Dataform/dbt
  • Proficiency in Cloud Composer/Airflow, Pub/Sub and Cloud Storage
  • Skills in DevOps practices including CI/CD, GitHub Actions and Terraform
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Good business acumen
  • English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Nice to have

  • Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer Certified
  • Familiarity with Data Lake technologies such as Iceberg
  • Knowledge of CDC using Datastream
  • Understanding of Dataplex, Knowledge Catalog and Analytics Hub
  • Competency in Looker

Benefits

CONTINUOUS UPSKILLING, LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

  • Diversity of tasks and projects
  • Assessment center for objective review of competency level
  • Personal development plan
  • Mentoring programs and leadership development
  • Certification and professional development support
  • Access to learning platforms including more than 2,500 internal courses
  • English courses taught by certified teachers

CORPORATE BENEFITS

  • Extra leave days
  • Referral bonuses

COMPENSATION PACKAGE

  • Competitive compensation paid in USD
  • Regular salary and performance reviews

MEDICAL & HEALTHCARE

  • Private health insurance
  • Well-being events

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

  • Recreation areas and kitchens
  • Tea, coffee and snacks
  • Sports equipment and game consoles
  • IT Equipment
  • Microsoft’s Software Assurance Home Use Program (HUP)

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