Data Engineer

Location: Remote / Hybrid (depending on project requirements) Contract Duration: 6 months Language: English (German highly preferred)

We are seeking an experienced Senior Google Cloud Data Engineer to join a high-impact project supporting strategic Google Cloud customers. This role focuses on designing and implementing modern data platforms, large-scale data processing solutions, and cloud migration initiatives. You will help organizations maximize the value of their data by leveraging the full capabilities of Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

About the Role

As a trusted technical expert, you will guide customers through the complete data lifecycle, including data ingestion, storage, processing, analytics, and visualization. You will work closely with stakeholders and engineering teams to design scalable, secure, and high-performing data solutions on Google Cloud.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable data pipelines for both batch and streaming workloads.
• Build and maintain enterprise-grade data lakes and data warehouses on Google Cloud Platform.
• Lead and support cloud migration and data transformation initiatives.
• Design and implement large-scale data processing architectures using Google Cloud services.
• Collaborate directly with customers to define requirements and deliver successful cloud data solutions.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment processes using DevOps and CI/CD best practices.
• Partner with data scientists, analysts, and software engineers to meet complex business and technical requirements.
• Ensure solutions are secure, reliable, cost-efficient, and optimized for performance.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and deploying high-performance data pipelines (batch and streaming).
• Strong expertise in building and managing data lakes and data warehouses on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Proven experience delivering cloud-based enterprise solutions and leading customer-facing projects.
• Expert-level knowledge of BigQuery.
• Experience with infrastructure automation, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Valid Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer certification.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent English.

Nice to Have

• German language proficiency.
• Experience with Ab Initio and/or Teradata.
• Previous experience in technical consulting or customer-facing advisory roles.
• Advanced SQL performance tuning and query optimization skills.
• Experience building real-time streaming solutions and event-driven architectures.
• Expertise in designing and delivering production-grade, internet-scale Big Data platforms on public cloud environments.
• Strong collaboration experience with cross-functional data and engineering teams

Offer

• Multisport Card
• Life insurance
• Private healthcare
• PowerYou platform