GCP Lead Engineer

The Opportunity: We are seeking a Lead GCP Engineer to provide technical leadership for enterprise real-time data platforms and cloud modernization initiatives. This role will be responsible for leading the design, optimization, and evolution of large-scale data processing environments while driving adoption of modern cloud-native technologies within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in real-time and batch data processing architectures, strong leadership experience, and a proven track record supporting enterprise-scale data platforms. This individual will serve as a technical leader for both platform engineering efforts and the broader data engineering team, helping advance cloud capabilities and support future AI and analytics initiatives.

Role: Lead GCP Real-Time Data Engineer

Experience: 10+ Years

Work Location: Phoenix, AZ

Project Duration: 12+ Month Contract

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise real-time and batch data platforms
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data engineering teams supporting large-scale data ecosystems
• Drive modernization efforts leveraging Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technologies
• Design and support scalable data pipelines for ingestion, processing, storage, and analytics
• Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, security, and analytics teams to deliver enterprise data solutions
• Support and optimize distributed data platforms including streaming, search, caching, and data processing technologies
• Develop automation, monitoring, and operational processes to improve platform reliability and performance
• Partner with stakeholders to define platform roadmaps and future-state architecture strategies
• Evaluate emerging technologies and support AI, machine learning, and GenAI-related initiatives
• Establish engineering best practices for scalability, performance, security, and operational excellence

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or big data environments

• 8+ years of experience leading teams supporting enterprise-scale batch and real-time data platforms

• Strong hands-on experience with:

• Hadoop

• HBase

• Kafka

• Redis

• Elasticsearch

• MapRDB or similar distributed data platforms

• 3+ years of experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including:

• Bigtable

• Dataproc

• Pub/Sub

• Composer

• Strong Python development experience

• Experience designing and supporting large-scale distributed systems and real-time data architectures

• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineering teams

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting AI, machine learning, or Generative AI initiatives
• GenAI certifications or related technical training
• Experience with enterprise observability and monitoring platforms, including ELK Stack
• Familiarity with cloud-native architecture and platform engineering best practices
• Experience supporting highly available, mission-critical production environments
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation and DevOps methodologies

What We're Looking For

• Strong technical leader with a passion for modern data platforms and cloud technologies
• Ability to drive strategic platform initiatives while remaining hands-on when needed
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in complex enterprise environments
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical direction
• Commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement

Technologent is an Equal Opportunity Employer -- EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled -- for reasonable accommodations, please contact us at hr@technologent.com

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