Sr Consultant - Data Engineer

Job Summary

This role requires working closely with others, frequently in a matrixed environment, and with little supervision. As a Principal Data Engineer/Architect level, the role requires 'self-starters' who are proficient in problem solving and capable of bringing clarity to complex situations. It requires contributing to strategic technical direction and system architecture approaches for individual projects and platform migrations. The culture of the organization places an emphasis on teamwork, so social and interpersonal skills are equally important as technical capability. Due to the emerging and fast-evolving nature of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technology and practice, the position requires that one stay well-informed of technological advancements and be proficient at putting new innovations into effective practice.

Responsible for leading development efforts, driving adoption and appropriate use of technology and consulting on internal and external development efforts to ensure code quality and sound architecture. This position assumes the responsibility for project success and the upward development of team members' technical skills. They are the development team's point of contact that must interface with business partners of varying roles ranging from technical staff to executive leadership. In addition, this candidate will have a history of increasing responsibility in a small multi-role team. This position requires a candidate who can analyze business requirements, perform design tasks, construct, test, and implement cutting-edge technical data solutions with minimal supervision.

As a Principal Data Engineer/Architect, you will work closely with all team members to create a modular, scalable solution that addresses current needs, but will also serve as a foundation for future success. The position will be critical in building the team's engineering practices in test driven development, continuous integration, and automated deployment and is a hands-on team member who actively coaches the team to solve complex problems. She / he will be responsible for the design, development, performance, and support of the GCP Platform components.

This candidate will have a record of accomplishment of participation in successful projects in a fast-paced, mixed team (consultant and employee) environment. In addition, the applicant must be willing to train and mentor other developers to prepare them for assuming their responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for designing, building, and supporting GCP based ecosystems designed for enterprise-wide analysis of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
• Bring new data sources into GCP, transform and load to databases.
• Provide technical leadership across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) teams to lead the design and delivery of next-generation GenAI/LLM-based solutions.
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements, automate manual processes, optimize data delivery, and re-design infrastructure for greater scalability.
• Develop and review data management plans, architecture plans, data transfer plans, and data security and privacy plans, including event monitoring and auditing guidelines, to ensure that systems meet security and technical requirements.
• Develop and review standard operating procedures to meet high standards for data organization, quality, and security.
• Provide leadership in developing standards and best practices.
• Build analytics tools to provide actionable insights into operational efficiency, service delivery, and policy evaluation.
• Deliver consistent and reliable processes and high-quality output on independent and team projects.

Core Competencies

• GCP
• GenAI/LLM
• System architecture
• Data management
• Data security
• CI/CD
• Test-driven development
• Mentoring
• Analytics tools

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