Senior GCP Data Engineer
About this role
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior GCP Data Engineer with expertise in Terraform Or Packer to design, develop, and optimize cloud-based data solutions. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience managing infrastructure as code (IaC), automating deployments, and implementing scalable data solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and maintain scalable data infrastructure on GCP using Terraform Or Packer.
- Build and optimize ETLELT pipelines using GCP services like BigQuery, Dataflow, and Cloud Composer.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployments, and updates using Terraform, Packer, and CICD tools.
- Implement best practices for cloud security, access management, and compliance requirements.
- Ensure system reliability and efficiency through proactive monitoring and troubleshooting.
- Work closely with Data Engineers, DevOps, and cross-functional teams to optimize cloud and data solutions.
Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of experience in GCP cloud architecture, data engineering, and automation.
- Expertise in Terraform Or Packer for infrastructure automation and image management.
- Hands-on experience with BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, PubSub, and Kubernetes (GKE).
- Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go for automation.
- Experience with CICD pipelines, Git, and Terraform modules.
- Knowledge of IAM policies, security best practices, and cloud networking.
Good to Have
- Google Cloud Certifications (Professional Data Engineer or Cloud Architect).
- Experience with additional IaC tools like Ansible or Pulumi.
- Background in Machine Learning pipelines (TensorFlow, Vertex AI) is a plus.
Company at a glance
For nearly 40 years, Abacus has been offering cutting-edge business solutions helping organisations to transform their visions into realities through a combination of latest business methodologies and technological tools. The business value offered by Abacus has a deep scale, is industry focused and technology driven with a world class delivery capability. We help to transform the businesses of clients who want to be leaders in their industry.
Abacus is founded on one simple belief, that change is the only constant in our world and that as enterprises and individuals, we must all respond to change with vision, courage and integrity. We are passionate about being partners to our clients, as advisers, consultants, technology specialists, systems integrators and outsourcers. For the people at Abacus, fulfillment is seeing our clients transform into truly great organisations.
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